Subject: Re: Crow vrs Great Blue Heron?????
Date: May 24 22:45:58 1998
From: Michael B. Brown - borealis at borealis.seanet.com


> Saw a couple of crows dive bombing a GREAT BLUE HERON. Now what have
>herons ever done to crows? From my understanding, herons eat fish, not
>other birds!

My understanding is that Great-blue Herons will eat just about anything they
can swallow, including nestlings. "The Birder's Handbook" says they are
opportunistic. Does anyone out there know if they would consider a crow's
nest an "opportunity?"
Michael B. Brown
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