He Worked Hard For His Minnow

[Tony744]

Awesome shots!

 

[bulldurham33 13]

Great shots. You are right, seems like a lot of hard work for such a small reward.

WesternGuy

These birds are quite small, even smaller than a Green Heron (about the size of an adult's spread out hand). Thus, it doesn't take much to make a meal though they hunt quite voraciously from sunrise to about 10 am then knock it off until late afternoon when they eat enough to tide them over until morning. If it is breeding season, the males pretty much hunt all day to feed the babies. In another month, most of these guys as well as the Purple Gallinules will migrate to south Florida, some even as far south as Brazil, all flying at night.

 

[CherylL]

Stunning capture!

 

[WesternGuy]

Great shots. You are right, seems like a lot of hard work for such a small reward.

WesternGuy

These birds are quite small, even smaller than a Green Heron (about the size of an adult's spread out hand). Thus, it doesn't take much to make a meal though they hunt quite voraciously from sunrise to about 10 am then knock it off until late afternoon when they eat enough to tide them over until morning. If it is breeding season, the males pretty much hunt all day to feed the babies. In another month, most of these guys as well as the Purple Gallinules will migrate to south Florida, some even as far south as Brazil, all flying at night.

Thanks for the explanation BD.

WesternGuy