Archive 2021 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles
p.1 #1Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Voles lose. 
Not sure if heron dunked the one vole to drown it to stop it from moving, or soaking it made it easier to swallow.
I watched the heron catch 3 voles within one hour. Then a little later I watched it catch a 4th vole, which was the only one it flew away with to a pond to dunk and swallow.
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Not sure if heron dunked the one vole to drown it to stop it from moving, or soaking it made it easier to swallow.
I watched the heron catch 3 voles within one hour. Then a little later I watched it catch a 4th vole, which was the only one it flew away with to a pond to dunk and swallow.
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Mar 01, 2021 at 11:59 AM
p.1 #2Great Blue Heron versus Voles
maybe its throat was getting clogged?
or it read a sign "Drinks free with your 4th vole"
or it read a sign "Drinks free with your 4th vole"
Mar 01, 2021 at 01:17 PM
p.1 #3Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Wow, I've seen them catch fish before, but never voles. Amazing shots.
Gordon
Gordon
Mar 01, 2021 at 02:59 PM
p.1 #6Great Blue Heron versus Voles
gcooke0522 wrote:
Wow, I've seen them catch fish before, but never voles. Amazing shots.
Gordon
Thanks Gordon. Besides voles, they catch other rodents, ducklings, goslings, and small rabbits.
Tony
Wow, I've seen them catch fish before, but never voles. Amazing shots.
Gordon
Thanks Gordon. Besides voles, they catch other rodents, ducklings, goslings, and small rabbits.
Tony
Mar 02, 2021 at 09:28 AM
p.1 #7Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Go get them GBHs, but leave our koi fish alone please 
Great shots/captures for both you and the GBH
Lil
Great shots/captures for both you and the GBH
Lil
Mar 02, 2021 at 11:59 AM
p.1 #9Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Nice, never saw them eat voles, nice work.
Mar 03, 2021 at 07:00 AM
p.1 #10Great Blue Heron versus Voles
twvancamp wrote:
What a catch! (You and the heron.)
Thanks
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neilvan wrote:
Great series, well done!
Thanks
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Lil Judd wrote:
Go get them GBHs, but leave our koi fish alone please
Great shots/captures for both you and the GBH
Lil
Thanks Lil. We have so many koi in our ponds that the heron and otters never get all of them.
Tony
What a catch! (You and the heron.)
Thanks
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neilvan wrote:
Great series, well done!
Thanks
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Lil Judd wrote:
Go get them GBHs, but leave our koi fish alone please
Great shots/captures for both you and the GBH
Lil
Thanks Lil. We have so many koi in our ponds that the heron and otters never get all of them.
Tony
Mar 03, 2021 at 09:01 PM
p.1 #11Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Great shots of the heron and their vole diet. I had to look this up but I wondered if Herons regurgitate pellets like owls. I found sources that indicate they do since they swallow a lot of fur and hair that they can not digest. I have never seen one cast a pellet. At any rate-wonderful photos of this behavior.
Mar 03, 2021 at 10:57 PM
p.1 #13Great Blue Heron versus Voles
louie champan wrote:
What a catch, nicely done Tony.
Thanks Louie.
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amlsml wrote:
Nice, never saw them eat voles, nice work.
Thanks. Swallow them whole with no problem.
Tony
What a catch, nicely done Tony.
Thanks Louie.
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amlsml wrote:
Nice, never saw them eat voles, nice work.
Thanks. Swallow them whole with no problem.
Tony
Mar 05, 2021 at 02:00 PM
p.1 #14Great Blue Heron versus Voles
Wonderful work on these, Tony. You can add snakes and a bug or two to the list, also.
Rex
Rex
Mar 05, 2021 at 03:56 PM
p.1 #15Great Blue Heron versus Voles
cavuken wrote:
Great shots of the heron and their vole diet. I had to look this up but I wondered if Herons regurgitate pellets like owls. I found sources that indicate they do since they swallow a lot of fur and hair that they can not digest. I have never seen one cast a pellet. At any rate-wonderful photos of this behavior.
Thanks. I have seen them coughing, but did not see any pellets.
Great shots of the heron and their vole diet. I had to look this up but I wondered if Herons regurgitate pellets like owls. I found sources that indicate they do since they swallow a lot of fur and hair that they can not digest. I have never seen one cast a pellet. At any rate-wonderful photos of this behavior.
Thanks. I have seen them coughing, but did not see any pellets.
Mar 06, 2021 at 01:39 AM