Purple heron

He caught a little fish, after stalking in the shallow water.
He did have a problem getting it out and keeping it in his mouth as you will soon see.

[Walks @ 7]

Wonderful detail

[Maggiemae]

Good to read your updated profile - I do hope you keep safe. The water is great when it could be quite dry! Splendid shot of the heron!

[Christina]

Great find - and beautiful focus

[KoalaGardens🐨]

ooooh he is gorgeous

[Issi Bannerman]

Great shot of the fisherman.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a sharp looking dude !

[Babs]

He is gorgeous.

[winghong_ho]

Lovely.

[Kathy A]

He has gorgeous colours

[Susan Wakely]

A great capture.

[narayani]

Lovely capture

[Corinne C]

Majestic!

[Mags]

Beautiful capture!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is a beauty. Great catch.

[Paula Fontanini]

What a gorgeous bird...I love his pose! The setting is beautiful and your photo is so colorful & detailed! EZ fav!

[Desi]

Incredible!

[katy]

such a great shot of trhei pretty bird!

[KV]

Beautiful.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Carole Sandford]

Beautiful capture!

[gloria jones]

Nice capture

[Heather]

A great capture in the sunlight with your super focus, Diana! Quite regal looking! Fav

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely color and eye

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nicely captured! They are expert hunters.

[Diana]

@joysabin @maggiemae @christinav @koalagardens @jamibann @beryl @onewing @wh2021 @kjarn @wakelys @narayani @corinnec @marlboromaam @mittens @bluemoon @seacreature @grammyn @kvphoto @elisasaeter @carole_sandford @seattlite @365projectorgheatherb @365projectorgchristine @olivetreeann Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Cordiander]

Very nice!

[haskar]

Beautiful