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05-07-2008, 08:18 PM
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Sad but natural I'd say. 
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05-07-2008, 08:26 PM
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Sad but natural. I've never even seen a heron go for a Carp! I'd never thought about herons having 7-8ft wingspans. What are 'Speak-like' bills?
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05-07-2008, 08:46 PM
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I've seen them fishing and swallowing the fish and have heard they will take mammals and chicks too.. If you search for "heron" and "vole" in the gallery on here you will see Kev Lewis' picture of heron taking a vole....
Also, a while ago there was a picture in one of the papers about a pelican in St James park eating a pigeon which was very odd indeed... |
06-07-2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  What are 'Speak-like' bills? | Spear-like ? |
06-07-2008, 10:04 AM
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Is this the same series that some-one posted a link to in the Sun?
Remarkable photos. |
06-07-2008, 10:00 PM
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Hobjob - Yes, that looks right. Typo!
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06-07-2008, 10:05 PM
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If a Heron can catch and lift it, then it will attempt to swallow it
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06-07-2008, 10:07 PM
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Such as the SNAKE on the grey heron's RSPB page...
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07-07-2008, 07:01 AM
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Isn't there a pic somewhere of a Heron trying to lift (and presumably swallow  ) a fully-grown Rabbit?
Ah, just found it on the 'Amazing picture of...' thread: 
I've also known them to swallow eels and the eel to bite its way out of the birds crop, yuk!
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07-07-2008, 10:09 AM
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It was TRYING to, but given it couldn't swallow it whole, and the fact the Heron can't chew bits off I presume it would have given up.
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07-07-2008, 10:14 PM
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I posted a thread on 13/6/08 of 'Heron snatching Mallard chick' that I personally saw and took snaps of at Tittesworth Reservoir. Now on page 12 of threads. |
07-07-2008, 10:38 PM
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Yes, this is it:
The Post: Heron snatching Mallard chick + Wader ID
The Pic: 
...though there IS a series of images.
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09-07-2008, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Digifrog | I saw this happen last year when photographing ducklings. The mother Mallard was trying so hard to get rid of the Heron but she couldn't. Luckily a group of Male mallards flew at the Heron and he flew away, im glad because it wasn't nice to see but it is nature at the end of the day and life can be very cruel  |
10-07-2008, 03:57 PM
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I've seen a Heron take Eels, and once many years ago saw one take a rat!
I've seen pike take ducklings too - very strange to see the last in a line disappear in a swirl and a splash - like something out of Jaws.
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