Whitesbog drive thru.....

[46er]

It was too nice of a day to sit home and nurse a messed up back, so the dog and I made a short trip to Whitebog. On the way up 530 I could see smoke in the sky, looked to be out around Lakehurst. Along 70 the fire crews were burning the north side between 539 and 530, some very heavy smoke, and more further south.

Some views from Whitesbog looking toward Lakehurst with a Tundra Swan fly by;

Looking south;

Some Tundra Swans;

And the highlight of the trip, pretty poor quality, but he was way out there, handheld and heavily cropped. He struggled for quite a while till he got it swallowed. The pickerel had to be at least 2 foot long;

 

[Teegate]

Nice photo's!

I don't see why they would want to eat a fish that big. It has to be uncomfortable for quite some time.

Guy

 

[BlueMoonMuskrat]

cool photos

 

[46er]

Nice photo's!

I don't see why they would want to eat a fish that big. It has to be uncomfortable for quite some time.

Guy

I guess its an eat when you can thing in winter. I think some Rolaids would have come in handy.

 

[woodjin]

Great photos. Two feet might be a little long of a guess on that pickeral, but it does seem large relative to the bird. Those herons are really ambitious.

Jeff

 

[DeepXplor]

Whitesbog

Always a pleasant place to be except during Whitesbog days

 

[46er]

Great photos. Two feet might be a little long of a guess on that pickeral, but it does seem large relative to the bird. Those herons are really ambitious.

Jeff

Yeah it would seem that way, but Great Blue Herons are one of the largest. The body length, head to tail approaches 5 feet. That 2 feet for the pickerel might be an understatement

 

[Ben Ruset]

Wow, very nice photos!

 

[MarkBNJ]

Just awesome photos. Spectacular, especially the Swans. And the shot of the Heron (I think) with his meal is amazing.

 

[PINEY MIKE]

Nice shot of the pickerel. Caught one on the kayak last year that actually pulled me a bit around the pond. They get big in Jerz.

 

[maxwellandson]

Yeah it would seem that way, but Great Blue Herons are one of the largest. The body length, head to tail approaches 5 feet. That 2 feet for the pickerel might be an understatement

great pic's 46er, I was out that way later in the day and forgot to bring extrabatteries for my camera. I like the one of the Heron with the piceral.
here's a picture of my son Bub with his 25 " piceral he caught las t summer, It literally pulled him into the lake and I had to grab ahold of him but he still managed to land it.

 

[tom m]

Dude ! Nice fish I'll bet your son had a ball reeling that one in ,Nice