I saw a photograph somewhere of a GREAT BLUE HERON taking a teal.

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

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From: Ter Ellingson <ellingsn at u.washington.edu>
To: Northwest birding email <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:09 AM
Subject: Crows pillage Great Blue Heron rookery


>I've also seen crows occasionally attacking GBHs, but more often I've seen
>them attacked by Red-wing Blackbirds, who will attack anything up to and
>including Bald Eagles. Great Blue Herons are to some extent opportunistic
>predators; they can be seen occasionally hunting in farmers' fields (or
>even interstate highway median strips!) far from water, and have been
>reported eating mice and other small animals. I wonder if their occasional
>non-fish predation might sometimes extend to the nests of other birds?
>Terres mentions that they may occasionally eat rails and phalaropes, at
>the end of a long list of non-fish prey. Has anyone heard about possible
>predation on other bird species?
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>Ter Ellingson
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