By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Extra, Extra.
You’re fishing! Would you like some extra help?
This looks like a fair division of labor…
More photos are here and here.
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... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
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Wind Against Current 
Haha, this heron gets around! Check out her escapades in Florida:
A Lesson in Patience on the Pier | Pairings :: Art + What Goes With It
http://austindetails.me/2014/06/03/patience/
Heron’s Motto: Have fish? Will travel.
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Very nice! :-) My photos were all in Florida too, but further south…
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Wondering if we were photographing the Wurdemann heron?
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What is the Wurdemann heron?
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The Wurdemann’s heron is a morph of the Great Blue and the White (found only in far South Florida) with a whitish head. I’m pretty sure mine was a Wurdemann’s. There’s more scholarly info out there from the Sibley guide, but here’s a link with good close ups: http://www.birdspix.com/north-america/bitterns-herons-and-allies-ardeidae/herons-bitterns-herons-and-allies-ardeidae/wurdemanns-heron
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Very interesting! I am pretty sure that I’ve never seen one of those. Certainly none of the herons in this post look like that—but yours might…
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You’re right. I just looked again at yours, def Great Blue. Funny thing is you were further south.
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These pics really made me smile….I think the bird may be smarter than the humans…he’s letting them do the work!
It really is amazing how the Heron species have adapted to being around humans here in Florida. (although some may question whether Floridians even ARE human. :) sorry, couldn’t resist that bit of northern humour!)
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It’s a good division of labor—and sometimes the humans do actually give some fish to the birds. Probably often enough, otherwise the birds wouldn’t hang around. They are certainly smart enough to learn that!
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Oh they’ve definitely learned!
We often dine at a pier restaurant in Sebastian along the working waterfront, and the fisherman leave what can’t be sold for the birds. The pelicans seem to eat first, and then others show up for the remains. The whole event is like one big demonstration of pecking order.
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Fun! I’d love to see that :-)
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Now that’s what is an extra shot! Loved all the photos, specially the last one :)
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Thank you!!
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It’s funny how they are always around! And you caught it perfectly!
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Thank you! :-)
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Hahah shameless Heron!! awsome
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:-) Thanks!!
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It’es extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, :D
Amazing shots, of the fischer or the bird ;-) ? I laughed :)
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:-) :-)
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