Blue Heron swallowing big Muskrat

[@kamalionify]

i love how he dips the rat in the water like he was dipping a nugget in sauce

[@yeeeehaaawbuddy]

Never can tell if these birds actually WANT to eat the things that they're eating. It looks like they're constantly questioning their own sanity.

[@Sammy-ox1my]

Really smart to use the water as a lubricant, knowing dry, he might might choke on it. Nature's cool.

[@kw882]

Hahaha I won't go there 🤣🤣

[@antigonish63]

Imagine this bird taking a dump while flying over your car?!

[@ayosilva]

Yikes!

[@cubingwithcarl4572]

lol

[@brendandaly2493]

🤔😂

[@424Sweetpea]

*THWAP* 💩

[@rickcruz3382]

I used to have a huge mungus well fed sea bird roosting in a tree in my front yard and with a single poooop my car was covered plus an xtra 5 to 6 ft beyond both bumpers.

[@wingitwildlife]

Years ago I saw one try to eat a Muskrat, tried and tried, gave up, dropped it and flew away.

[@Chawk-gz4rj]

With skills like that I’m sure she had no problems finding a man.

[@donaldmach7150]

Oh, I get it, "she's a man eater...." 🤣

[@travist20]

you are crazy...the heron will be choked with armpit hair...and died

[@alabamamothman2986]

Got it ... HAHAHA

[@asminsaatci2660]

Kuş çok akilli

[@amadhaamadha2593]

Aaaaaaaaaaa

[@revolutionday1]

Closest thing you're ever gonna' see to a dinosaur, folks.

[@ilovemyaihusbandsfr]

@ ever heard of a komodo dragon?

[@reuelray]

Blue heron stork or whatever. Always wondered how they delivered babies to people's houses. That dude got a huge beak. 😯

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

Heron: "I'd better lube this up in the water a bit..."

[@faerieSAALE]

The day started off so good for the muskrat too!

[@samhersir]

Dips it in water first like its the dipping sauce lmao

[@rthelionheart]

It has to be dunked somehow😂

[@mahdiyousef7265]

زين هذه الطير شنو فضلاته

[@abdx7777]

Heron is a killer , it will eat any thing moving

[@bennyandersen742]

Yea, watch out, it will eat you too, lol

[@jerrygarner8115]

That is awesome! It's getting that muskrat good & wet,so it will go down a lot easyer!

[@jtrobins1]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@stevenjohnson5197]

Muskrat shooter...

[@WaynesAdventure]

Heron said Let me go get some dipping sauce for this big boy

[@jaykay6387]

Wonder if they ever swallow something too big that they end up choking on? They seem willing to give anything a go, that "muskrat" is the biggest animal I've seen one of these Herons try to eat ever since I've gone down this "rabbit hole" of Heron videos.

[@fahq285]

Blue Heron: hold my beer, I got this

[@GazAce]

I like how they go all still for a bit before the final woofing down of the prey as if psyching themselves into it.. freaky huh

[@Dartchuffer]

It's keeping it's eye out for predators

[@RayRift]

holy shit. he did it.

[@LCMNUNES1962]

AFTER FURTING ??

[@edheide7229]

I like Dunking cookies, it makes them softer.

[@trendenrounds9091]

These herons are some serious hunters...

[@noidretlaw]

He seemed to think hard before committing to that meal.......wow

[@RamblingTim]

Great Capture. Big like

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

That’s a pretty big meal. Shouldn’t have to worry about eating again for a week.

[@ToToWildlife]

Wow! It’s insane! Great video!

[@edmiy8395]

O cardápio desse predador miniatura de pterodactilos é bem variado, ratos, préas, cobras, patinhos, filhote de aves e peixes.

[@machfour-cyberpunks6888]

Another one bites the dust.

[@rannajim]

The Heron can break the Muskrats neck with its first attack leaving it totally paralyzed. That's why you don't see the rat trying to struggle at all

[@kw882]

Thank you I always wondered how they're immobilized

[@rgudduu]

I don't see how the bird can accurately hit a small neck in a single attempt

[@incgohd]

He doesn't hit the neck, they shake the body repeatedly which will break the neck eventually. A couple of heron vids you'll notice it.

[@DMBall]

And this was just the appetizer.

[@StJYG76]

Thought he was going to need the Heimlich maneuver

[@MrJdebest]

The muskrat probably thought that he was safe from big Bird.

[@dgr8flav]

Can I really handle this? Am I gonna choke on this? Seems like it was having second thoughts. Is there any video out there of a heron or any other bird choking and dying from biting more than it can swallow?

[@greekphotographer1]

what a meal !!!!

[@lefor.michel348]

2:03 why is he bending down some seconds ?? what for ?

[@mahdiyousef7265]

عندما يلتهم شي اكبر من بلعومه رغم بلعومه يتمدد كالحيه

[@mikes7639]

They make a scary screech if you suprise one

[@trendenrounds9091]

Man, a rodent ain't got a chance with a heron around..

[@SupernalOne]

one can see how birds and snakes are related

[@jamesaron1967]

Distantly. Very distantly, but closer than that muskrat.

[@marcokuipers3096]

They called both animals thats wy.

[@christopherscottb]

Actually, they're not really related. Although birds evolved from reptiles, they belong to the group called Archosauria, which includes dinosaurs, crocodilians, pterosaurs (flying reptiles like pteranodon), and, of course, birds. Snakes belong to Lepidosauria, which includes lizards, snakes, tuataras, and lots of little-known extinct reptiles. Birds, therefore, are actually no more closely related to snakes than they are to iguanas or chameleons. Of the modern reptiles, crocodilians are their nearest relatives. By the same token, they're more closely related to brontosaurus or triceratops than they are to snakes. Seems counter-intuitive, I know, but that's the size of it, phylogenetically speaking.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Modern day descendant of a T Rex.

[@glb360]

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids, hide yo wallet...

[@theondebray]

Like all eating contests, dunk the food in water to make it slip down easier. He's done this before.

[@HenryDube72]

They all do that, it seems the rodent fur is too course.

[@PK-je8mi]

Hi Michael Williams Where is this place?

[@michaelwilliams9677]

Melton Hill Lake. Powell, TN.

[@jdill1253]

Amazing video, thanks for posting.

[@mundodobetove3047]

😁🤭👍👇👍😂😂😂

[@tanbarber.5485]

Thiên nhiên hoang dã rất là tuyệt vời👍

[@countalucard4226]

Wonder why they always hesitate before eating?

[@inlikearefugee5194]

Checking the surrounding I suppose.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

its like dunkin doughnuts

[@oldcrone]

Keep your puppies and kittens indoors!

[@mr.bright684]

he eats it he spits that dead beast out so often🤣😂🤣🤣

[@billkeon880]

Quit playing with your food and eat it

[@davidobrien8278]

Muskrat love

[@ChefKevinRiese]

Now thats a meal!

[@donaldmach7150]

I'm going to see if I can swallow my cat like that!!! If you don't hear from me in an hour, call 911!!! 🤢

[@ВадимСухоруков-д3к]

Yesterday I tried the same, but I was not able to open my mouth so wide! The skin of my lips got cracks. So, we need to train. I suggest you start with a gopher or a pigeon.

[@antioneberry5278]

watching the blue heron swallowing the big muskrat!

[@iwantthetruthandnothingbut6521]

Good to see she washes her food off first though...

[@ilovecops5499]

Bye Byes Misteer MUSKRATES!

[@ashiskumarbaral2606]

Eventually it did.

[@JoeTraxx]

I see he likes to double dip , extra sauce please

[@ВадимСухоруков-д3к]

What is the fucking stomach it has!

[@rickcruz3382]

He's drowning it over and over again

[@jamesaron1967]

Probably drenching it to facilitate swallowing.

[@faerieSAALE]

If that bird was 2x bigger - we'd have something to fear and there would be open season on them. Glad it isn't.

[@jamesaron1967]

There was an extinct heron known to the Ancient Egyptians called the Bennu heron that was 6.6 ft tall, bigger even than the Goliath Heron.

[@boxingfinestajwarrior80]

It's mad how they take land animals and drown them and take water animals on to land to kill them these are bloody fascinating im pretty hooked im a bit of a fiend IF U KNOW WHAT I MEAN

[@brendandaly2493]

SOME NECK!

[@MAGNUMMASTER7]

Hungry boi

[@nassauguy48]

Down the hatch! (I hope the muskrat was already dead as it went down, otherwise, it died a slow and agonizing death inside the belly of that bird).

[@HeinRichKocHPretoria]

Indigestion for the heron

[@richardburns9772]

Damnnnnnnnn Gina!

[@kiddyno-mite6239]

Amazing...lol

[@soulmaster9481]

The muskrat’s already dead!? BORING!!!! It’s better when the animal the heron swallows is alive because it struggles. It’s hilarious.

[@michaelwilliams9677]

It was alive, I filmed 37 mins of video on this. This is just the last 1.

[@kritterhillvideos9221]

wowzers!!

[@viktorrietveld]

Can I get some water with my rat please???

[@tituscrow2402]

Birds are so savage. Send this to Joe Rogan!

[@donaldswink6259]

Those are stupid birds they have their food almost swallowed then spit it out. There freakin pigs.

[@rockyj2008]

That’s not muskrat, common rat (from England, many years ago).

[@FlowingDepths]

How it feels to swallow a jaw breaker.

[@TheEmpress-jy4rp]

Yes I’ll take the muskrat dish and a pond of water on the side thank you

[@leachimettaj3071]

Exactly

[@tarmiricmi670]

I wish I could take you, hotie.😉

[@tarmiricmi670]

@Ascended Master What the fuck, dude?

[@korea.festival]

Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day! Keep it up! +thumb up3!

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

If they had adapted feet with sharp claws they could tear the prey in smaller pieces to eat, swallowing a bigger prey whole might be difficult

[@mahdiyousef7265]

زين هذه الطير شنو فضلاته

[@neilgerace355]

Muskrat love