Subject: Great Blue Heron
Date: Feb 3 21:33:40 2002
From: Hughbirder at aol.com - Hughbirder at aol.com


I watched a similar thing happen a 4-5 years ago in the Lake Hills Greenbelt
in Bellevue. I saw this GBHE with a dark brown mammal, about 4-5" long, in
its bill. I suspect it was a vole. It was in a tall grass area. I watched it
turn the mammal around until it could swallow it head first. Then this big
bulge slowly went down the neck of the heron until it disappeared. It was
fascinating, but a little gross.

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com