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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.

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Uploaded on August 4, 2021
Taken on June 19, 2021