Bird Photo Competition 2 2015 : Entry Number 111

The harsh reality of the food chain is summed up here, especially by the meeting of the eyes of predator and prey

Thank you to Mike Atkinson for selecting my image for this contest and congratulations to all the other photographers in this category. The image of this great blue heron was shot with a Nikon D7100 and the Nikkor 70-300mm lens. I spend a lot of time observing and photographing birds and wildlife. Each day for them is a matter of survival and the continued cycle of the food chain between predator and prey. I am delighted that this was exactly what the judge saw when he viewed this photograph!