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European Grey Heron with a pike.
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European Grey Heron with a pike.

I watched the heron feeding on crayfish for a good hour and then it suddenly struck and came up with this pike impaled on its beak. It walked to dry land where it used its foot to remove the still flapping pike from its beak. It was then quickly swallowed head first.
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Equipment used
Canon R5 with EF 500 L lens.
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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
JamesE
Date added
View count
841
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
700.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
140A1774-Edit.jpg
File size
3.4 MB
Date taken
Wed, 16 August 2023 11:24 AM
Dimensions
3000px x 1773px

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