Big Gulp

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I sat down on the banks of Lake Logan in Ohio and watched this Great Blue Heron for about half an hour. The bird was intent on getting supper, wading in shallow water, staring down beneath the still water.

Suddenly, the heron dove just its head under, and came up with a much larger fish than I anticipated. I also didn't anticipate that it would just gulp the whole thing down in practically one swallow! You can see half of the fish down the bird's throat - and the tail still moving around - splashing drops of water all around the heron's head.