Heron's swallow follows 'mud in your eye!'

'Here's mud in your eye' perfect toast to Striated Heron (Butorides striata) yesterday on tidal mud where Herbert River meets Hinchinbrook Channel east of Ingham. Bird waited without movement for more than five minutes close to water-filled hole in mud.

Sudden strike came too fast for me.

'Whole lotta shakin' goin' on!' (with nictitating membrane protecting eye).

Mud mostly gone, time for the swallow.

Big gulp. Fish gone. 

Time to move on. Field guide does say birds can become tame near boat ramps. Not usually quite so forward as this one! 
Click pix to enlarge