The Fish That Got Away

About a month ago while watching the Osprey, a Green Heron landed on the dock below their nest platform with a fish he had just caught.

He immediately decided to swallow it.

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Green Heron preparing to swallow his catch.

 

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Green Heron working the wiggly fish.

 

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Down the hatch!

 

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The wiggly fish pops back out of the Green Heron’s throat.

 

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The fish that got away!

 

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Splash!

 

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“How’d that happen?”

 

The Green Heron just stood there bewildered.

After all that hard work catching that fish, I would be too.