wanna see my "action shot" of the day?

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Heron dropping a snake!

[Callalily]

1. Ohhhhhh . . . a snake!

Looks like he's (ahem) regurgitating!

But that all said, there are a group of us ladies that row in the wee hours of the morning, and there's this heron that is in the same spot every morning. One of these days I'm going to take my camera and ask the ladies to either slow down or stop for a photo op.

Please don't hold your breath as we are really dedicated rowers and sometimes stopping is not an option!

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3. that rowing photo of yours was absolutely great

Don't you love sunrise? I do.

Herons apparently will eat, or try to eat, almost anything. He picked up that snake a few times. It was strange.

And yes, they do tend to hang out at the same places a lot. Hubby and I named a place on the creek "heron point" because it had no other name, and because it is a favorite fishing spot, and because I happened to get a photo of a heron there that caught the light right and hangs in his office. There are generally a few of them around heron point. We certainly don't lack for herons either in Memphis or at the Tennessee River. However, this is my first heron/snake combo. I wasn't even sure what the heck it was until I got home.

[bluedigger]

5. It was probably trying to kill it.

I don't think snakes and birds get along very well. Cool shot!

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6. well look at this, I went on a search

I admit I never knew anything about this subject til now.

[rDigital]

2. Nice photograph. FWIW, I'd have dropped that snake too. : ) nt

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4. yeah

Heron did the right thing, I feel.

[Mira]

7. I woulda freaked seeing that.

What is in that tree? Methinks it's another dangerous looking critter.

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8. believe it or not it is a green heron!

Take a look--the first time I have had these two creatures together in the same photo. Naturally I didn't even see the green heron until I got home.

[Mira]

10. Now I can see it! Thanks for clarifying.

I was getting worried about your safety

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Good photo

snakes can always be fun, huh?