Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) photo
The Grey Heron caught a large Mangrove Water Snake, the bird was finally able to eat it alive but not before the snake had made lunges at the bird and finally by winding its tail around the bird's bill
- Recorded 4 March 2010
- Added to IBC 1 year 49 weeks ago
- Bob Thompson
- Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp jouyi).
Rating
More material of this species
- 4.7An adult bird ...Great Britain, May 2007
- 4.5A closeup from...Netherlands, Jun 2011
- 4.5Fishing under ...Sri Lanka, Jan 2011
- 4.4Nearby residen...Ireland, Mar 2009
- 4.4in flightIsrael, Dec 2010
- 4.3Ardea cinereaSpain, Apr 2010
Recent material by Bob Thompson
- 4.4Bird landingHong Kong, Dec 2011
- 3.5A very rare wi...Hong Kong, Nov 2011
- 2.7In a small flo...China (North..., Oct 2011
- 3.6Perched on ber...China (North..., Oct 2011
- 4.6The bird only ...Hong Kong, Jun 2011
- 4Standing on TV...Australia, Apr 2011
This is a large crop and was taken on a Canon 7D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens