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SANTA CRUZ (June 2011) - A Great Blue Heron snags a gopher from the lawn at San Lorenzo Park.  Click headline or read more for more photos. Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com


Strike!


Score ...

 

 

 

Down the hatch ... Maria Gaura ©santacruzwire.com 
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written by Bobbi LaPlante , June 10, 2011
I've observed the herons over in the Berryessa Park drown the gophers in the pond before devouring them!

Fabulous photos!
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It's all in the beak ...
written by Maria , June 10, 2011
Hi Thomas, I got a good look at this guy, as well as a dozen photos of this particular meal, and it looked to me like the heron crushed the gopher in its beak pretty thoroughly before he swallowed it. That's a powerful beak!
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Great Photos - I don't know how the Herons do it!
written by Thomas Wittman , June 09, 2011
Hi Maria,
I have always told people that the heron has to find a way to kill the gopher prior to eating it. I have seen herons take them high in the air and drop them. But this heron must have dealt a fatal blow immediately as a live gopher inside a heron might try to eat its way out.
Best,
Thomas
Gophers Limited
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