April 18, 2011

Sushi Appetizer

Some of the more lackadaisical birds here in Sarasota like to hang out at the Saprito fishing pier and gobble up any handouts that might come their way.  This great blue heron scored a tidbit when an angler tossed some bait to it.  I've seen great blue herons swallow an entire large fish in one gulp.  So, this morsel really must have been just an appetizer.

6 comments:

Kathy said...

Our backyard birds should be so well fed!

Halcyon said...

Great close up.

Birdman said...

Hahahahaha! How about a cold one to go with this appetizer?

Lois said...

Sometimes it pays to be lazy!

Jack said...

I call this intelligence, not laziness.

Lowell said...

Nice catch - by the heron and the photog!

Herons, like humans, will take the easiest way out!