Great Blue Heron eating a large fish. Amazing how they do it

[@LJG907]

Excellent observation and recording.

[@Backyardprojectguy]

Thanks...Its so much fun to catch these moments on Video and then share then with people who appreciate them..

[@andymorrison514]

Good job Ken, thanks for sharing this..fun to watch

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[@henrywild2166]

Wild footage. I love watching this stuff, keep them coming

[@abeford485]

Great job catching this on Video...Fun to watch

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[@paulfranllin1806]

Nice footage

[@alandavis9596]

Wonderful footage, good catch on video

[@bobmaxwell2815]

yes..neat footage

[@Backyardprojectguy]

thanks

[@Backyardprojectguy]

Amazing Birds

[@chriswatkins1919]

what a catch..very cool

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[@scottjameson7247]

What a good looking bird..BIG!!!

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[@kimjohnson4941]

Mother nature is so cool, so much fun to watch Amazing

[@keithlong2586]

Nice catch !!!

[@ronscroll6547]

very cool footage

[@hankhampton2798]

WOW..Fantastic

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[@fredforman3386]

nice work

[@Backyardprojectguy]

thanks

[@hankfoster9965]

pretty neat video..

[@billdavis6130]

Wow Great shot..fun to watch

[@Backyardprojectguy]

thanks

[@alexnewman9196]

OH man what a big fish..I would have guessed that it was to big....What do I know??

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[@GazianoOutdoors]

Really good footage

[@Backyardprojectguy]

Thanks

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

Amazing footage! That looks like a huge/colorful fish (do you know what kind?) the bird caught!
The fish was struggling, but the hungry Heron managed to fully consume (alive?!) it all okay? It looked like the unlucky thing was desperately flapping sliding down that long throat!
I wonder, does the large fish stand any chance of escaping if eaten in that condition? Maybe it can turn around inside the elastic throat/stomach and has a chance of survival here.

[@Backyardprojectguy]

The fish is a Carp, they can get to be several colors from Brown, Orange, to Redish. To me they are big Gold fish, grown large in the wild..I doubt the fish has a chance to escape once the hungry Blue Heron gets it beak on it..Did you notice the fish has to slide down Face first other wise its fins would catch in the birds throat and most likely kill the bird..

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

⁠​⁠@@BackyardprojectguyOh wow interesting! So I guess this was an older couple year old Goldfish the Heron caught.
It’s a fascinating capture, that makes sense about it needing to slide in face first.. the unlucky fish already seems in that position from the start.
I wonder, does the Goldfish’s struggling actually propel it quicker down? It seems balled up in the Heron’s neck toward the end too. Wouldn’t this stop the fish’s descent and it would be desperate to wriggle back up??

[@Backyardprojectguy]

@@ultimatemexicano3535 ..Yea the Great Blue Heron looks like he has done this before and is in total control..Mother Nature sure works in great wonders..

[@michaelbaker3007]

Holy cow he ate the whole thing

[@johnpenny1055]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@clayjone2071]

very nice

[@wallacecoleman8336]

That is a big fish to eat for that guy

[@ericwickstrom8167]

That's a big fish to swallow

[@Backyardprojectguy]

thanks

[@jimkemp163]

I can't believe he ate it

[@fredforman3386]

I can't believe he ate the whole fish...If I didn't see it I would not believe it

[@fredforman3386]

so sorry wrong comment for the wrong video

[@kennethjordan6065]

Eat or be eaten!!!!!!