The Things I See
Egret and Mole
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 14 January 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
I watched this guy stalk, capture and swallow a mole that was crawling around in the grass. Poor mole (but that is nature). A much larger image of this reveals the mole quite clearly. This egret was so fixated on his lunch that he let me get far closer than he ordinarily would.
zOOm from Paris, France
That's really great and how unsual to see such a bird walking on the side of a road... great DOF by the way.
14 Jan 2009 11:43am
Cheryl from Texas, United States
very cool!! Nature at it's best, great capture!!
14 Jan 2009 12:06pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
An incredible capture, in terms of the mole and the photograph! Wow
14 Jan 2009 2:08pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
It's a good catch Craig..when Nature can do what it needs to do :)
14 Jan 2009 3:02pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great capture. I can't beleive he sat still for this.
14 Jan 2009 3:09pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
what a cool thing to capture - although a little gross (and unfortunate for the mole!!).
14 Jan 2009 5:17pm
Nilla from Continent: Europe, Sweden
Wow! this happens just once in a lifetime! The photo is adorable.
14 Jan 2009 5:36pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
you are the king of the egret, but that she did the sad side of the road, alone, completely lost, the shoot is wonderful, but most beautiful on the previous photo. She looked happy. What whiteness, which piqued, excellent photo. Thank you.
14 Jan 2009 5:52pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
At first I thought it was the stork making a delivery.
14 Jan 2009 6:33pm
@Michael Rawluk: LOL!
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
Really a great capture and very well photographied !!
14 Jan 2009 7:49pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
What a stupid mole, was he short sighted or something !! Wicked shot Craig, you got in really close on something quite spectacular, that we don't often see for real very often.
14 Jan 2009 9:46pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Tremendous image..... superb color and sharpness...... I like this.
15 Jan 2009 12:45am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I echo Richard's comment in that this is a very wicked shot!!! And also love Michael's tongue in cheek comment.. ;-) ..what a guy, eh?!
15 Jan 2009 4:41am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
And I thought these guys only ate fish. Very cool shot.
15 Jan 2009 5:23am
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
"Mmmmmm .... mole," in Homer Simpson voice :)
15 Jan 2009 8:15am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Yes, Nature can be kinda raw at times but this is wonderful shot of this amazing bird . . I do like how you have retained the natural coloring which keeps it so real.
15 Jan 2009 5:35pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
very cool! great subject, and I really like the way the texture of the scene fades from sharp to bokeh. nice diagonal lines in the background composition too.
15 Jan 2009 10:52pm
Denise from Tehran, Iran
Great composition... nice subject u choose,,, Well Done!
16 Jan 2009 3:09pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
I hate to wish bad things on them, but we've got moles in our yard that seem impervious to cat or dog attack. Could you lend us your heron?
16 Jan 2009 5:18pm
@Viewfinder: I've spread the word among the herons. You should be seeing some support in a couple of days! :0)
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! Amazing! I love the framing. Great detail and lighting. Well done!
27 Jan 2009 4:08am
Sony DSLR-A350
1/1250 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
200 mm