Poor gopher.
And that is the way the world works.
I’ve witnessed herons eat just about anything, including other (smaller) birds and turtles. They come out on the winning end of the stick on some of these predator vs. predator dramas, too. I was at a lake here in Arizona and saw an Osprey expertly catch a trout. Right away, an eagle rushed him in mid-air and caused him to drop the fish. Before it hit the water, a heron swooped in and grabbed it and flew off. The whole thing took less than two minutes.
The evolution will not be televised
Heron says “I think I’ll have the fish instead”
Great Blue Herons are very skittish.
:( Gophers remind me of Democrats.
And it's too bad, Can't get me none of that
I have a resident blue heron that lives here. He is great to watch. Most people don’t know that herons and egrets can swim. I certainly didn’t. I’ve seen it a few times and it is shocking, each time. They swim very well and look like swans when they swim.
I have a resident blue heron that lives here. He is great to watch. Most people don’t know that herons and egrets can swim. I certainly didn’t. I’ve seen it a few times and it is shocking, each time. They swim very well and look like swans when they swim.