prey alive

From what I saw of this bird it seems that Great Blue Herons don't eat their prey alive.  Because, as you can see, after the catch the heron flew across the lake with its meal.

Great Blue Heron's

When I was younger--much younger--I remember what a thrill it was to catch a fish with a fishing rod.  I relived that thrill, last week, with my camera, when I caught this fish speared by that Great Blue Heron's bill.  I shot more than 300 frames of that single event--from catching the fish ... to eating the fish.

Boat-tailed Grackle

I got a shot of this Boat-tailed Grackle just at the moment it was flying off.  That's what wildlife photography is all about, being at the right place at the right time.

Anhinga

This Anhinga landed just long enough to eat her latest catch of the day.

Passion flower

I shot this small Passion flower at Butterfly World. 

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Iguana

I shot this Iguana at the Palm Beach Zoo.  There were many iguanas in that zoo before the cold days of our last winter.  Now they're rare.

Seagull airport.

Seagull airport.

friend

There exists a friend sticking closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24)

Dragonfly

With my naked eyes I could not see all that hair on this Dragonfly.

Bald Eagle

This Bald Eagle, at the Palm Beach Zoo, was building a nest and that made for very interesting shots, hence this one.

Great Horned Owl

This is a Great Horned Owl.  Its "horns" are neither ears nor horns, simply tufts of feathers.

Irises

Irises are like sunsets, the one you admire is always different than the preceding one.  But always to the glory of our Creator.

Tiger

Like everybody else we're concerned sometimes about our breath.

Passion flower

I wanted to take a shot of that Passion flower when this Bee started playing hide and seek with me.  So I moved closer and shot several frames of the Bee.

wallaby

A wallaby is any of about thirty species of macropod.  It is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or that has not been given some other name.

Double-crested Cormorant

This is a Double-crested Cormorant.  This bird is often mistaken for the anhinga due to its similar size and behavior. However, the two species can be differentiated by their bills.  The bill of the anhinga is pointed, while the bill of the cormorant has a hook-tip.

metamorphosis

I caught this shot not long after this butterfly came out of its last stage of metamorphosis (1- egg; 2- caterpillar; 3- pupa; 4- Adult) at Butterfly World.

Red-winged Blackbird

A Red-winged Blackbird making a short stop in a tree.  It gave me just enough time to make a few frames, and it was gone.