Our family went to the Lake of the Ozarks over a holiday weekend and stayed at the lake house.  The water is pretty rough during the day but in the mornings, it can be smooth. 

 This is the view from the lakehouse and shoreline.

This is a great time to watch for herons.  It was 7:30 in the morning and I spotted a Great Blue Heron near the neighbors catwalk.  He was fishing. 

If you look closely, you can see the fish dangling from his mouth.  Look just below his beak, right under the catwalk rail.

The fish is right across from this spot.

I watched as he(she?) ate the fish. 

Gulp!

You can see the heron has his mouth full.  If you look closely in this photo, you can see the feathers that hang down on his chest.

I was lucky enough to get a few shots as the heron was flying across the water.

I snapped this photo right before the heron went behind the trees.  These birds are amazing!  I can't help but think of the flying dinosaurs such as Pterodactyls or Pteranodons when I see herons.  (I was fascinated by dinosaurs as a child.  Okay, so I still am.)

Mary Richards  Reece & Nichols Realtors  816-853-9698 cell  816-420-5060 direct  www.kcmoves.com  maryrichards@reeceandnichols.com