It’s bad enough when a hungry heron plucks you from the dirt to be its lunch, but does it have to dunk you in water too? Photographer Steve Shinn captured this fascinating glimpse into the eating habits of a great blue heron in Long Beach, California. He says: “I have observed great blue herons dining on all sorts of prey including fish, rodents and even other birds, but they seem to like dunking gophers before swallowing them. I will venture that it makes them easier to swallow as the idea of trying to gulp a dry mass of hair seems rather difficult.” Picture: Steve Shinn/Rex Features (via Pictures of the day: 5 February 2013 - Telegraph)
Dude I was so afflicted by this bird one day, years ago. I was having a horrible day to start with, so I went to a local duck pond to get my mind off of my pointless suffering. I was watching a line of baby ducklings follow their Mama in the water.. when one of these fuckers swoops down and grabs a duckling. Meanwhile, Mama is quacking and the babies are making weird little noises. Heron musta still been hungry cause he came back for seconds. And then thirds. RUTHLESS!@
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