Gerhard Geldenhuys
October 2025 - Goliath Heron Spearing a Tiger Fish
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This enormous heron stands 1.5 meters tall and has a robust, dagger-like bill. The immature has rustier upperwings than the adult. Its flight is ponderous and labored. Goliath Heron inhabits large rivers, marshes, estuaries, and mangroves, hunting for large fish and other animals, stabbing them with an open bill.
Largest of all herons is the Goliath heron.
Nikon 400mm f2.8 with 2x converter @f8 ISO200 1/320sec aperture priority.
Captured in the wild with WIMBERLY ARM AND KIRK WINDOW BRACKET
1 comment posted
Gerhard, you are here presenting two new terms to my nature lexicon: The Goliath Heron which to me looks very similar to the Reddish Egret we have here in Florida including the colors of the feathers. According to your description they can get very tall, I am not sure the Reddish Egret is that big; and the other is the Tiger Fish which I have never seen before. Obviously the African Continent offers a different variety of wild life. The image is sharp. Some of the bushes interfere with the image, but it is what it is.
I am attaching an image of a Reddish Egret with a minnow for comparison Posted: 10/03/2025 16:26:03
I am attaching an image of a Reddish Egret with a minnow for comparison Posted: 10/03/2025 16:26:03