Herons with muskrat
I was hesitant to add this image to my Flickr account, but truth needs to be said. As much as I love watching great blue herons hunt I find this image a little disturbing. We all have to eat. These are three juvenile herons at their rookery nest on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. One of the parents dropped a sizable muskrat into the nest for the three to eat. All three took a shot at trying to swallow this large prey. All failed. Life goes on.
Herons with muskrat
I was hesitant to add this image to my Flickr account, but truth needs to be said. As much as I love watching great blue herons hunt I find this image a little disturbing. We all have to eat. These are three juvenile herons at their rookery nest on an island in the middle of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. One of the parents dropped a sizable muskrat into the nest for the three to eat. All three took a shot at trying to swallow this large prey. All failed. Life goes on.