The great blue then flew perhaps 75 yards to a sandbar, where he dropped his takeout--and checked on the state of another large fish he had apparently already caught and deposited there. (I found Web references attesting to the fact that great Blues occasionally catch two fish at the same time, putting the kibosh on my claim to a bona fide scientific discovery. So, unfortunately for everyone, it's back to basement chemistry experiments.) ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) Great blue herons work on large prey for quite a while before the final big gulp. They repeatedly impale the fish with their beaks to soften them up, dip them in Water to wet them down and orient them so that they'll slide in head-first. Our Ardea alternated his attention between his two fish. Despite the Holiday, there weren't any turkeys at the refuge, but a few turkey vultures did arrive to see about getting a piece of the Action. The heron tried to guard both his catches but ultimately gave up his first fish to the vultures to concentrate on the fresher catfish. After almost an hour, the bird picked up his traumatically tenderized, properly positioned prize and swallowed it whole. I - More available
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