While birding some wetlands in Florida a few days ago with Vince Lucas, we happened across this scene. Sorry the shot quality is not the greatest - the heron was some ways off - but you get the picture.This Great Blue Heron had nabbed a walking catfish (we think that's what it is) that is probably a bit big to slide smoothly down the old gullet. We didn't have time to stick around long enough to see how this drama played out. I can't imagine the heron was able to make a meal of it, but it does illustrate the inherent dangers of moseying too close to one of these primitive dagger-beaks if you are lesser in stature.
