Learned something new on Herons

[flintlock]

Didn't realize they eat stuff besides fish/frogs/snakes:






























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[hookedspur]

Eating machines 

[mikejd]

They also have a taste for expensive Koi fish.

[CB on the run]

  Been watching one almost everyday for the last five years in a good size creek I cross to and from work.  He/she works the same stretch from April through October.  They must migrate.

CB

[Old Gobbler]

Those rabbit pictures are classic

I have a small pond by my front entrance to the walkway of my house , I stocked it up with some  Japanese Koi fish several times , they were beautiful , the family loved them , problem was the local herons loved them even more -

[gobbler74]

Are they a protected bird?

[Hognutz]

They are in Wi. They aren't any good to eat. They are way more fishy tasting than a Bald Eagle...

[LX_Trkyhntr]

I imagine it would be pretty hard to "pass" that turtle shell!  OUCH!!!! 

[fallsflight]

Wow, I didn't realize that either!  How dare they eat ducks!  They have enough to worry about with predators and snapping turtles.

[gobbler74]

I imagine it would be pretty hard to "pass" that turtle shell!  OUCH!!!! 

I imagine a few snapping turtles would calm him down a bit. 

[Duke0002]

Amazing!  Thanks for posting it, Wes.

[M,Yingling]

Things will eat bout anything 

[Ol'Mossy]

A friend of mine saw a deer eat a baby bird

[gotcha]

They are quite the"oppourtunistic feeder",not to mention a great shock call to get turkeys fired up.In the swamp it works better than owls,cranes,etc.

[mnturkey]

I knew about everything but the rabbit
, might want to keep the babies away from the edge of the water.