15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Great Blue Heron catching a surprised catfish for dinner.
While walking around a lake near my home, I stopped to take notice of a heron moving slowly and looking intently at the water below. After a few minutes, all of a sudden, with lightning precision, the heron struck the water and caught dinner.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Apex, North Carolina, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D500 |
| Copyright: | © Jason Alano |