As I stood on the beach taking pictures of shorebirds, I wasn't surprised to see a Great Blue Heron flying in.
I immediately thought, "What a strange looking fish!" Well, it was just a Gopher having a pretty bad day...
I guess the Heron decided his meal needed some seasoning, as it proceeded to dunk the Gopher into the salty ocean tide repeatedly before swallowing it whole!

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