Stone cold killer? Blue Heron

[The Old Jaybird]

I knew somebody who hated them using his koi pond like a buffet. waited for heron hunting season and fixed the problem.

 

[Stampede]

I had one hang out around me while I was fishing about 10 years ago. Evey time I caught a small catfish, he'd get close as though he was considering taking it away from me. Guess people have feed them....?

Later on I moved to the other side of the lake to get away from him but he followed me. Finally I caught a big catfish and threw it back in. That dang heron swooped in and caught it. He flew off holding the fish in his mouth.

He spent probably the next hour (or more) trying to swallow a fish that was just too big for his mouth. I could see him working on it, holding up his mouth tossing the fish around. Finally he was gone and I never knew if he just gave up and left it or finally got the big fish down.

 

[Cadcom]

I'm sure they're tasty, but I think it's illegal to kill herons.

Self defense is self defense!

 

[lostchild]

We get to see herons, egrets, storks, anhingas, and osprey daily. They’re all very efficient fishermen. And very opportunistic if a lizard or snake crosses their path.

 

[BIKER13]

saw one in the woods catch a chipmunk and swallow it

 

[BIKER13]

water turkey

 

[basstracker89]

Interesting

 

[spistols]

Locals hate them as they eat the trout up, or try to, here in N. GA. They say they are not indigenous to this area. Old timers prefer them all be dead, as one mentioned to me.

 

[oldyellerdawg]

I look for them while fishing. They don't like to hang around when they see you but they let me know there's bait fish near, at least that's what I like to believe.

 

[TheGman]

I look for them while fishing. They don't like to hang around when they see you but they let me know there's bait fish near, at least that's what I like to believe.

They usually seem to eat mussels and small fish this one was a nice size bluegill way to big to eat I agree on baitfish