WITNESS

[gorec]

The Stilt must have been shocked to witness the brutal Heron taking that baby duck !!passing by trying to save his life !!.

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[kilofoxtrott]

Yes, that's nature.
And herons are raptors...

Great shot btw
Klaus

 

[gorec]

Yes, that's nature.
And herons are raptors...

Great shot btw
Klaus

True,Klaus!!
Thank you so much !!

 

[Jeff1]

Great “nature in action shot”! When I first started taking bird pics I thought that herons only ate fish. I was shocked when I started seeing pics of them eating frogs, rats, snakes and now other birds. Jeff

 

[Louis Champan]

Great catch. I've seen BNH's do this very same thing.

 

[West]

Yes, have also seen this behavior in the local park.

 

[Darrell C]

poor duck, but hey we all gotta eat, well done bud.

 

[drr1531]

Nice shot. Never seen them do this but I'm not surprised.

For those of us who grew up with Walt Disney nature movies reality can be shocking sometimes.

 

[gorec]

Great “nature in action shot”! When I first started taking bird pics I thought that herons only ate fish. I was shocked when I started seeing pics of them eating frogs, rats, snakes and now other birds. Jeff

Same here,Jeff !!they turned out to be very very " PREDATORS"!!

 

[gorec]

Great catch. I've seen BNH's do this very same thing.

Thank you,Louie!!
When one gets hungry, you never know what is his plans !!

 

[gorec]

Yes, have also seen this behavior in the local park.

But strange enough that birds and ducks are not aware of his intentions, they run away from a hawk or a Harrier, but they don't run away from Herons !!.

 

[gorec]

poor duck, but hey we all gotta eat, well done bud.

Felt sorry , but i was late , was driving home when i saw him holding it ,stopped and took a series till it went down his throat, !!

 

[gorec]

Nice shot. Never seen them do this but I'm not surprised.

For those of us who grew up with Walt Disney nature movies reality can be shocking sometimes.

LOL !!yes , Walt Disney kids won't appreciate this at all !!
Thank you for your awesome input here !!

 

[West]

But strange enough that birds and ducks are not aware of his intentions, they run away from a hawk or a Harrier, but they don't run away from Herons !!.

Maybe only some specialise in this type of hunting. Here is my catch, I went for the "macabre" look.

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[gorec]

Maybe only some specialise in this type of hunting. Here is my catch, I went for the "macabre" look.
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Oh !!almost identical scenario!!..you are right, maybe a specialist can explain this behavior, !!great capture ,West !!but i would maybe darken a bit behind the duckling ,or darken the duckling itself to make it pop !!.

 

[West]

Oh !!almost identical scenario!!..you are right, maybe a specialist can explain this behavior, !!great capture ,West !!but i would maybe darken a bit behind the duckling to make it pop !!.

One thing I noticed is that death was instant, as the Heron grabbed the duckling by it's neck and instantly broke it by shaking the bird.

 

[gorec]

One thing I noticed is that death was instant, as the Heron grabbed the duckling by it's neck and instantly broke it by shaking the bird.

Oh ,yes !!they have a very strong bite !!i have seen that with a Dove and a SANDPIPER, instant death !!

 

[gorec]

One thing I noticed is that death was instant, as the Heron grabbed the duckling by it's neck and instantly broke it by shaking the bird.

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Here with a Dove , one bite and boom !!