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While my sister-in-law and I were observing and photographing the Sunfish spawning in the very shallow waters of the Lower Governors Pond, the resident Great Blue Heron walked right in front of us, no more than about 5 feet from us because it was so intently focused on the Sunfish as prey ! ! ! ! ! ! It caught and ate three Green Sunfish as we watched and photographed.

In the second-to-last photo, check out the pattern of the displaced pond water as the Great Blue Heron thrusted its head forward towards its submerged fish prey ! ! ! !

Photo sent to me by a friend of a young Barn Owl that flew into his auto shop building. He said that it flew back out about an hour later. Since then he has built two owl boxes on his property, and they are both occupied; and he says that he has visibly way fewer mice and gophers in his landscape areas in 2024.