Sunday, July 24, 2011

Heron Fishing: Too successful

One of 3 Herons today has bitten off more than it can chew.
Having caught a fish while standing in deeper water it must get to "land" in order to eat it. Here it is about to touch-down.

Only to discover it is too large to swallow whole. Which is normal way for herons to eat.

ponders the situation

reaches a decision.

rather than risk losing it, leaves the log and heads for dry land proper. 



bit of a struggle to stay airborne



Lands on beaver lodge.

the final step was to deposit the catch on the lodge and left it there. Perhaps it hoped rotting in the sun would make picking off pieces easier to consume. Certainly wasn't payment of rent to beavers for use of the lodge.

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