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09-02-2009, 07:43 PM
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| | | Herons catch of the day
Not the best quality, it was to far away, I've had to over-crop it. 
It struggled for about an hour trying to swallow it hole  It eventually flew off, fish in mouth, after being mobbed by Gulls so I don't know the outcome 
I was wondering, are Herons capable of breaking down a catch into bite size chunks. Something I haven't thought about till now.
Ian
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09-02-2009, 07:51 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
An impressive catch! |
09-02-2009, 07:52 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
Wow, that's a great photo! Well done. |
09-02-2009, 08:31 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
Well caught Ian. I've only ever seen Heron swallow their prey whole. The sight I'd like to see is a Heron catch and eat a rat. They're supposed to, but I just can't imagine it!  |
09-02-2009, 08:33 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
Well caught Ian. No idea if they are capable of breaking a fish down into bite size lumps but I alway think the beak on them looks pretty dangerous if you were on the wrong side of it anyway.
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09-02-2009, 08:42 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
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Originally Posted by alisonclair  Wow, that's a great photo! Well done. | thanks Alison. I was surprised how well it stood up to a hard crop.
Ian
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09-02-2009, 08:42 PM
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| | | Re: Herons catch of the day
That is some catch and will take some swallowing, looks like a Roach or Rudd to me. I've seen Herons catch and swallow eels, that is always entertaining to watch. |
09-02-2009, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by glsammy Well caught Ian. I've only ever seen Heron swallow their prey whole. The sight I'd like to see is a Heron catch and eat a rat. They're supposed to, but I just can't imagine it! | Not so long back there was a photo in the paper, I think from Holland, of a Heron with a Rabbit. Pretty gruesome, but I'd love to capture it.
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09-02-2009, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RobinP That is some catch and will take some swallowing, looks like a Roach or Rudd to me. I've seen Herons catch and swallow eels, that is always entertaining to watch. | I was thinking Rudd, it looked to big for a Roach, but I'm far from an expert. I know what your saying about it being entertaining, I was cursing the Gulls that mobbed it.
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09-02-2009, 09:02 PM
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Thats a great image Ian, its like one of my fishing stories, really hard to swallow. | | | |
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