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Heron vs Koi

Heron vs Koi

A black crowned night heron leaps into the water and emerges with Koi in beak!

A black crowned night heron leaps into the water and emerges with Koi in beak!
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/8 ISO 500 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 1000/10

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Apr, 2016

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Felt pretty bad for the poor Koi... Guess a bird's gotta do what a bird's gotta do...

Great shot! I used to keep koi many moons ago in the UK and trying to keep the herons out was always a major task! I lost some really good fish, including a couple of quite large ones.

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