DSC_6372Great Blue Heron
Bob and I and a couple of friends were treated to a very unusual sight yesterday. We watched as a Great Blue Heron caught a rodent which proved much too big for him to swallow. He was obviously determined to eat and decided on another strategy. He carried the rodent to a nearby puddle and dropped the rodent in, fished him out and tried again to swallow him. The Heron did this numerous times still with no luck. We watched for awhile then decided to continue on our way. About 45 minutes later we were back to the same area and there was the same Heron still dropping his prey in the water, fishing him out and trying to swallow him. When we left he was still doing it. It was an amazing sight!
DSC_6372Great Blue Heron
Bob and I and a couple of friends were treated to a very unusual sight yesterday. We watched as a Great Blue Heron caught a rodent which proved much too big for him to swallow. He was obviously determined to eat and decided on another strategy. He carried the rodent to a nearby puddle and dropped the rodent in, fished him out and tried again to swallow him. The Heron did this numerous times still with no luck. We watched for awhile then decided to continue on our way. About 45 minutes later we were back to the same area and there was the same Heron still dropping his prey in the water, fishing him out and trying to swallow him. When we left he was still doing it. It was an amazing sight!