Great blue herons are carnivorous. They hunt by stalking through the shallow water on their long legs, when they spot prey they lung forward and attempt to catch the prey with their bill. Prey consists mostly of fish but they will also eat reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates as well as small mammals and birds. Because they do not have the ability to tear their food apart the way that raptors do herons have been known on occasion to choke to death while trying to swallow large prey.
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Great shot.
Thanks for info.
Luiz Ramos
Lovely photo - never realized they could choke - but makes sense when you think about it...
A beautiful, large, graceful bird! I am surprised that they select prey that could potentially choke them! Informative post and wonderful photo!
One of my favorite birds. Lovely!
Great post and photos of the GB heron!
Blue Herons are mighty, grand birds.
great captures.
wow! that's a really close shot!
Mine's up. Happy WW.
Beautiful birds. Great shots and thanks for the info.
wonderful for ww
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