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p.1 #1 · Great 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.

Mar 01, 2021 at 12:59 PM

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p.1 #2 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

maybe its throat was getting clogged?

or it read a sign "Drinks free with your 4th vole"

Mar 01, 2021 at 02:17 PM

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p.1 #3 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

Wow, I've seen them catch fish before, but never voles. Amazing shots.

Gordon

Mar 01, 2021 at 03:59 PM

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p.1 #4 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

What a catch! (You and the heron.)

Mar 01, 2021 at 05:15 PM

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p.1 #5 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

Great series, well done!

Mar 01, 2021 at 06:21 PM

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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

Mar 02, 2021 at 10:28 AM

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p.1 #7 · Great 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

Mar 02, 2021 at 12:59 PM

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p.1 #8 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

What a catch, nicely done Tony.

Mar 02, 2021 at 01:04 PM

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p.1 #9 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

Nice, never saw them eat voles, nice work.

Mar 03, 2021 at 08:00 AM

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p.1 #10 · Great 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

Mar 03, 2021 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #11 · Great 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 11:57 PM

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p.1 #12 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

Wow, that�s a fierce heron!

Mar 04, 2021 at 06:42 PM

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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

Mar 05, 2021 at 03:00 PM

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p.1 #14 · Great Blue Heron versus Voles

Wonderful work on these, Tony. You can add snakes and a bug or two to the list, also.
Rex

Mar 05, 2021 at 04:56 PM

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p.1 #15 · Great 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.

Mar 06, 2021 at 02:39 AM


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