Two Gulps - All Gone!

Was almost finished my morning walk when I spotted this cattle egret standing in the middle of the field (the white caught my eye). I first thought he had some brush in his mouth - until I saw the curling up at the bottom. Two gulps and that snake was history.

[sally agnew]

Well done Mr cattle egret ! Great capture. I have never had much luck with cattle egrets, as soon as I reach for the camera they are goneski fav :-)

[Ian McGuire]

wonderful catch…..

[Nanci Hendrickson]

What an awesome capture. A fav for sure.

[gloria jones]

Nice capture.

[Andrew]

wonderful capture!

[Kathleen Hinkaty]

Wow great capture!

[Cathy Donohoue]

Great shot - and good for the egret.

[Jan Rose]

wow.. great capture.

[Daisy Miller]

Great find and capture.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Excellent shot! Fav

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

I see it grabbed the snake my the head. Why would you want to eat a live snake? Yuck!

[Karen Mitchell]

Super super shot... wow... love the contrast at the beak.

[Tony]

Perfectly timed capture, how fortunate to be there to witness the taking of that snake. Fav ++

[Kathie]

Fabulous shot and timing. Fav

[Trish Plutz]

Wow, good catch for the Egret and great capture for you!

[Anne Pancella]

Fantastic photo....interesting and clear.

[Milanie]

@skipt07 I want to know how you eat it without using any other body parts - does he suck it down? One second the whole thing was hanging from his mouth, next second there was only about 5" left. I second "Yuck"!

[Nita]

Love the detailed shot, not so much my idea of dinner.

[Karen]

Fabulous shot!!!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

@milaniet - Maybe they schluck it like kids eating a single strand of spaghetti! ツ

[Islandgirl]

Great timing and love the focus and detail Milanie.
Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Super shot and detail. Well spotted and great timing.

[Dianne]

Fantastic shot - good place for a snake, I say!

[Martin]

Great find and an interesting well focused shot.

[Jen Hudson]

What an amazing capture. Great shot. Caught the intense look in his eye. Can't think about the gulping the snake too much!

[Martin Jalkotzy]

Great capture. Irrespective of their looks, these egrets are quite the carnivores!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture!

[Susan]

Fantastic capture - what an action shot. Well done!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Good gracious, what an amazing find and capture! So well spotted and taken!

[Maggie]

A shot like this is a winner with me. Great clarity and focus. Fav.

[Rick Schies]

Oh boy, a nice meal

[Harbie]

Wonderful capture, Milanie! Great focus, detail, and colors!

[Adam]

Very cool.

[Carole Imes]

Beautiful shot and so timely to catch something like this. Love it.....fav.

[JulieCo]

We have lots of these egrets here in France, which visit the horses in our field and sometimes even hitch a ride on their backs. I like them even more now I realsie that they catch snakes!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Wow! Great capture!

[Kim]

Wow! What perfect timing!

[Alice Burghart]

wow, great capture for the egret and for you.

[Sheralee S]

Oh, what a perfectly timed shot! Love it, although swallowing a live snake gives me the creeps.

[Poppo Livy]

That is fantastic Milanie. Great capture. What sort of snake would that be?

[Milanie]

@terryliv Unfortunately, I don't know my snakes at all - hopefully just a black snake but I really don't have any knowledge on them. Try to keep my distance. Did think I was awfully lucky to catch this though.