Hi Chris and All - I wrote an article for the "Marsh Wren-dition" (Detroit Lakes Bird Club newsletter) a few years ago after observing a green heron on the Otter Tail River at Tamarac NWR using a piece of leaf in this same manner. The heron was standing on a log in the water and repeatedly picked up the piece of leaf and dropped it to the water's surface. When an unsuspecting small fish came up to check it out - snatch and gulp! I was so amazed at what I witnessed, I did some research, and sure enough, green herons are known to "go fishing."
Betsy Beneke Brigham City, Utah
