GBH w/Prey

Gallery: AvianPosted November 4, 2012485 views15 comments

I saw several GBH's the day I visited Ridgefield on the grass fields hunting voles. I was somewhat surprised that they would pursue small rodents but I guess voles are a menu item.

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14E II
1/4000s @ f/5.6
ISO 640
0EV

Shot from an SUV.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 4, 2012 at 1:29 PM

Awesome. I've never seen this action. I guess living on the coast I've only seen them with fish and frogs and assumed that was their palate. Too cool. ( And great techs too. Nice and sharp and a perfect view of the vole--way to go)

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 4, 2012 at 1:33 PM

I like the look on the voles face -- at least this one gets his lunch.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 4, 2012 at 3:17 PM

I agree - awesome!

I've seen this in NJ, but always from a distance.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on November 4, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Great behavior captured here.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 4, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Send this guy to my yard! The voles have eaten the roots of most of my plants. Always thought that GBH only ate fish, crabs, etc. Nice exposure and details throughout the image.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 4, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Super shot Chuck! Great action, interesting behavior and nice image quality. These birds regularly eat voles around here during mid-winter when most of the ponds freeze up.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 5, 2012 at 12:15 AM

Wow, very interesting shot, I did not know they would eat voles. Good composition and detail in the larger image, way to go.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 5, 2012 at 11:58 PM

Super action shot Chuck.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 7, 2012 at 5:07 PM

A wonderful behavior shot Chuck, nicely composed with a great look at the face of the vole, congrats. Something I have seen before (at Ridgefield) but not yet made a fine photograph of.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 8, 2012 at 5:42 AM

Great action Charles

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 11, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Great timing, excellent image.
May

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 14, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Huge Congrats on the WP Chuck. Well deserved!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 14, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Way to go, Chuck! Congratulations on an excellent EP!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 14, 2012 at 7:14 PM

Chuck,

I meant to tell you congrats on the phone and forgot, so BIG congrats, a well deserved WP!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Congrats on the WP!
Great view of the vole, tack-sharp GBH, and nice suroundings.
Sandy

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