Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea

Pete's pond cam,

You can see the different way the two birds hunt ..Heron stunds still while stork is moving with bill open

Elephant

Pete's pond cam,





Elephants

Pete's pond cam,





Yellow billed Stork - Mycteria ibis

Pete's pond cam,

It is very interesting to see the Yellow billed Storks hunting. They walk into the swallow water with their big bill open and move slightly their leg to attract fish.
I used the same tactic to attract fish in sea last summer and it was big success :-))





Yellow billed Stork and Grey Egret. The stronger , the winner

Pete's pond cam,

The Yellow billed Stork and the Grey Egret were hunting together for long ..It looks the stork isn't such a great hunter as Egret ...And when Egret caught a fish, the stork didn't leave the chance to steal it with a lightning movement that you can't see on pics ...The law of the stronger after all....