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Heron spears fish in Chesapeake Bay

While visiting a friend with a house at the confluence of the Rappahanock river and the Chesapeake bay, this heron came out to eat each night at dusk. He was the most successful fisher I have ever seen, catching fish after fish. The sun would set right behind him, backlighting him as the sky darkened.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2023
Photo Location: White Stone, Virginia, United States of America
Copyright: © Dean Lhospital