The weather had warmed up enough that by Wednesday all of the ice had melted at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. This made things a bit easier for the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) that I spotted patiently fishing in the shallow waters of one of the small ponds at the refuge.
Although he did not catch any large fish while I was observing him, he did catch a number of small ones, including the one that I captured in this sequence of photos.
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Mike Powell 
Those are the most patient birds.
Quite often the heron’s patience exceeds my own, but in this case my patience was rewarded.
Nice series of images Mike! Enjoyed seeing them! One of my favorite birds to photograph! Plus they are large birds which helps to fill the frame!
Wonderful! I’m missing the GBH here in New England!
Beautiful Photos Mike !!!
Thanks, Brian.
Great timing to catch the ‘flip’. 😁