Heron in the Lotus Pond

Yesterday we made another trip to the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC. There were still a lot of lotuses in bloom but the storm mid-week had snapped some of the leaves, buds and flowers. I enjoyed taking pictures of lotuses and dragonflies again then focused on water lilies (the topic of post to come) but the high point of the outing was a Great Blue Heron. The water level in one of the ponds was low and the bird was taking advantage of the easy pickings. There were people taking pictures of the heron all around the pond; the heron was too focused on food to notice.

As we walked up - the heron caught a fish. My husband captured the image below with the catch before the heron flipped the fish and swallowed!

Enjoy the best of the rest in the slideshow below!