GBHE 20240528

Great Blue Heron catches sizable fish in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley California
chavezpark.org

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

Amazing footage! That looks like a large eel/fish (do you know what kind?) the bird caught! The fish was struggling, but the hungry Heron managed to fully consume (alive?!) it all okay? ..It looked like the unlucky thing was desperately trying to “ball up” to prevent sliding further down that long throat! I wonder, does the sizable fish stand any chance of escaping if eaten in that condition? Maybe it can turn around inside the elastic throat/stomach and has a chance of survival here.

[@MartinNicolaus]

The fish was a Plainfin Midshipman. You can find extensive commentary on the event at the chavezpark.org website for the 5/31/24 date.

[@LyneisFilm]

Great video. It almost looked like he was trying to pull off the front fins. Looks like it was a low tide. Was this close to the access road or over near the creek outlet?

[@MartinNicolaus]

It was on the south side of the Open Circle Viewpoint in the park.