A Heron's Breafast Along The River

This morning after watching the sun rise, I took my usual walk along the river.  I came across this heron having breakfast...it was fascinating to watch and the entire process took less than 1 minute.

I first saw some commotion in the grass and watched as this heron came up with his prize (I believe its a male because of his dewlap, though I didn't see it until I put my USB card into my computer)...

...he walked around a bit while shaking his head to reposition the lizard...

...and then swallowed...

...he seemed to struggle a bit...big lizard, not so big bird...

...but he finally succeeded and was once again immediately on the hunt.

I hope these photos are not disturbing to anyone, though a little graphic.  Photographing nature is something I really enjoy, and every now and again, I am in exactly the right place at the right time and capture something like this...I had to share! 

Thanks for reading my blog, you are the best f/f/r/s/f's, see you tomorrow,
Lise