common_nature | Eyes Are Too Big for Its Throat Pt 1

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Eyes Are Too Big for Its Throat Pt 1

Having once caught this heron at work, amazingly we spotted the heron successfully fishing yet again last week. This time though, it was having some problems. Apparently it caught a carp this time rather than a sunfish and it was apparently a bit bigger than it realized...

Having some issues with swallowing its catch, the heron flipped the fish around so it was sideways instead of upright. Still no luck though.

That photo below is the heron thinking "I've got an idea"

Apparently if food is sticky you need some water to wash it down. So it dipped its head in to try again!

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Good thinking that heron! :o)

The MacGyver of herons! Thanks for sharing this.

Hee! You're welcome.

No bird brain, that one!

Herons are such funny birds, they do everything with such humour.

Aw, what a cute icon you've got there!

Well, tis the season :)

Amazing series of photos!

Thanks! There will be some more to come next week.

Oh, I love these photos and the story they tell!

Haha, yes, we were surprised we caught it fishing again and this time it was clearly having issues.

I can almost hear Sir David's narration! :D

Hee!

Wow.

Indeed

Wow, that is a legitimately gripping drama. I kept thinking, "Surely the bird knows how much it can swallow without dire consequences," but that carp is SO LARGE.