Sharon Jones, Pied heron fishing on the wing (ANIMALS 2024)

A pied heron snags a fish as is skims on the wing across the water surface. This aerial method of fishing results in many more fails than successes (both for bird and photographer!) but with persistence there is a meal to be had.

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