Great Blue Herons & Others Eating River Herring

June 8, 2015 in Watertown, Massachusetts
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[@ChromatophoneNature]

Lots more heron videos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvRe2aJit-Grrc

[@raguls364]

ரம்மியமான இயற்கை சூழலில் பறவைகள் மீன்களை பிடித்து விழுங்கும் காட்சி மிகவும் தரமாக பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்க வளமுடன் ஃ

[@JamesSmith-xm4qm]

it's incredible to watch how the fish keeps fighting for a bit after it's been swallowed, and the heron just stands there until the fight is over. Amazing!

[@yugispider5598]

If my food would fight inside me I would panic loll

[@chupng182]

The bird are better than me when it comes to chopsticks..

[@TallJason357]

Bruh, it's because they have lived their whole life with chopsticks for a mouth Lmao

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

With those fishing skills it will never go hungry.

[@withastickangrywhiteman2822]

Herons are beautiful birds indeed

[@1forthepeople969]

Great footage. Really enjoyed your video . Would be nice to have a narrative with it, like country, state etc. Thank you for sharing.

[@ChromatophoneNature]

You're welcome. I am not adding narration to my videos but the location is stated at the start of this video.

[@jefffraley7094]

@@ChromatophoneNature Thanks for not narrating The nature sounds help make your video. Even the honking horns of Watertown speak... Reminding us of the Real World that exists so close to real nature.

[@lincolnthinking]

amazing, nice video capture of blue heron use of eye sight in successfully hunting for fish on a rushing river ~

[@KittySYT]

You can notice the fish kicking inside its belly. 😂 It jiggles. 🌚

[@VivianCastillo]

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@LuckyNatureRelaxation]

Nice thanks!

[@tbwildimages9993]

Nice video! The heron was swallowing some pretty big fish. Amazing!

[@ChromatophoneNature]

TB Wild Images Glad u like, thanks!

[@magik8566]

They always have a sip of water after swallowing... Great hunters

[@jefffraley7094]

My thought exactly. Even the Heron needs to wash the fishy taste from its mouth.

[@raymondcook8364]

Beautiful video.

[@fredymxdh4688]

this is very nice video , i like Heron bird🙈

[@eccosabanovic1589]

...i saw video of heron, which genuinely surprised me more than i thought i could be surprised by bird (not sure which exact species , but its much smaller than one on this video), fishing with piece of bread, and even taking away bread from fish too large for him...just outstanding..

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Probably a green heron.

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

Amazing footage here too! That looks like a huge fish (a fully grown/adult Herring?) the bird caught at 1:10! The fish was struggling hard, but the hungry Heron managed to fully consume (alive?!) it all okay? It looked like the unlucky thing was still desperately kicking and bulging going down that long neck! I wonder, does the large 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.

[@user-cq9ob1rw2f]

Its amazing how steady the heron is although the water current is very strong

[@ChromatophoneNature]

The current is actually not super strong there.

[@user-mj7yh4ig5m]

Hello! Thanks for your videos! Sometimes you want to photograph a bird sitting on a tall tree. Some people advise buying a used camera with a removable lens and buying a lens with a large optical zoom, while others say that you can save money and buy an adapter for binoculars or a monocular for your smartphone. What do you advise?

[@alienatedaxis97doh44]

Thanks

[@kingdommonkey3232]

Oh my god, it’s very amazing.

[@Gil_Adventures]

Nice Video,

[@73reider]

I guess the fish is still alive inside the Heron`s Belly!

[@cju4300]

My favorite dinosaur

[@peaceone786]

What a digestion they have waawo

[@albertcamerato7673]

Charles river ,Watertown Massachusetts USA, It took years to clean this river,brought the fish back and the birds. Thanks to all the made it possible

[@jefffraley7094]

Cool to know. I noticed foam on other Watertown videos. Glad to know it's on the upside of improvement.

[@yugispider5598]

3:07 he's dipping the food in sauce loll

[@technicalmusicmind6731]

I love this bird.. It never hurts, just swallows a whole without giving pain

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Not so much.

[@randybobandy9828]

You think going in Alive is a better way?

[@technicalmusicmind6731]

@@randybobandy9828 no... Even eating alive is bad

[@randybobandy9828]

@@technicalmusicmind6731 but you said it causes no pain.

[@technicalmusicmind6731]

@@randybobandy9828 after reading ur comment realised everything is painfull

[@comportamientoanimal3117]

Hermosos lugares que valla es la naturaleza

[@SharingTheOutdoors]

That's gotta be weird for that bird when that fish flops around as it swallows it!

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Sharing The Outdoors They sure don't seem to mind.

[@ranggahatmanto7630]

Sharing The Outdoors

[@nakedfaves]

.............and consider that the fish most likely stops moving completely within 5 seconds of getting into the stomach (from total lack of oxygen and space). This would be like you swallowing an entire hoagie in less than 10 seconds while it's still whole.

[@anthonydesroches785]

Yes, but the hoogie isn't fighting back!!!!! Lol

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

nakedfaves What’s s hoagie?

[@muhammadfazli3875]

nicely nature ever

[@ToToWildlife]

Wow! Great video! 👍

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

I’ve seen two in my local city pond, they probably terrorize all the fish. Plus they have it all to themselves, they’re lucky

[@randybobandy9828]

They eat ducklings too.

[@iolipuara3979]

@@randybobandy9828 yeah we should just exterminate them all now because they eat ducklings

[@randybobandy9828]

@iolipuara3979 lmao.. that's not what I was getting at you simpleton

[@mikety3253]

Theres like 45 here in VA at my job

[@gunlokman]

I defy anyone to try doing THAT with a large pair of tweezers!

[@MrMightyBeans]

The damn fish still alive and kicking inside..savage.

[@antigonish63]

Best thing about this place? DePasquales Sausage is just up the street, best in the USA. I am not kidding.

[@ChromatophoneNature]

antigonish63 totally!

[@gordonferrar7782]

You've tried alot of sausage then.

[@johnwilliamson2276]

Can you imagine what it feels like to have a fish as large as that (alive & squirming) inside of you?

[@iolipuara3979]

😳😳😳

[@vishalkarmankar8775]

What a skill

[@ToddAndelin]

amazing how they have to juggle the fish a bit for it to go down head first....

[@mahdiyousef7265]

بس اريد اعرف معدته هذه شنو جاروشه

[@adrock1011]

Now i want sushi

[@make-juice6648]

This bird always drinks water after eating

[@mdshah4759]

Hi

[@htboston]

Where in Watertown is this?

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Near the Watertown dam.

[@mc21]

Moment yang bagus sekali.

[@alijaanali9242]

Wow

[@chrish1993]

that has to feel weird having that thing flip around in your belly

[@PlanetRockJesus]

And the fish is in the bird's belly trying to breathe toxic stomach liquids.

[@AgriSafari]

fish is still moving in her belly

[@lorocator]

If I'm reborn I want to be a heron. Fish everyday!

[@vikramvsu]

So many herons, only one crocodile, fasak.

[@haopukipgen5876]

Thanks you

[@ppalan7748]

as human if you want you could fish everyday also,you could get more fish than heron for sure

[@pauljordan4452]

Heron is a common nickname for tall thin people!

[@ashrafhorheet8457]

الحمد الله الذى جعل رزقنا عليه ولم يجعله على أحد من خلقه

[@gujjufun3742]

That 665

[@anthonydesroches785]

Bill dance has nothing on this bird!!!!!!! Lol

[@deveshkumar8639]

Good.

[@waterland90]

Brutal killer...I love fish.....

[@jefffraley7094]

Me too. I love to catch them, release them... eat them, but mostly I enjoy watching them nourish a beautiful Heron. 😃

[@paolanativa8712]

Come vivo e a natureza misterio🏖️😂🎆🎄😁

[@user-zv5vd3qi7u]

펠리컨은 삼킬떼 목이 좀 앙상한데 목으로 내려가서 그런가?

[@brownpride1179]

I wish the heron has hands.

[@rebeccadrachman4103]

PHYS 171 let's gooooo

[@eduarteperez4484]

Estas aves tienen como una aspiradora en la gargantas. Que cuando ponen el pes en el pico lo halan

[@divadgivin369]

That's where men learned to stand in water and fish.🤔🤔🤔 animals saved humans by teaching man how to survive in its, the animals existence.

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

So did legs not exist until humans saw animals use them?

[@divadgivin369]

@@Kenneth_Fishing show me huge Jupiter in the sky so I can show everybody else or gravity holding water gravitationally on a globe configuration as been claimed by NASA men and women and other government agencies in the world. I know for a fact you have not brought intelligence in your existence.

[@dineshpapu3381]

Vry hard ly to make frds with u but y u came to talk with me

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Not sure what you are saying. Are you one of the people who stole this video?

[@mustafashams7832]

One shot

[@mapsir6791]

I searched do herons hunt herrings

[@khandeyrao6429]

O blue heron catch 100 grams of fish 🐟 which is easy for you to swallow,don't take risk

[@hassanmusa6375]

The fish was swallowed while still alive because the strong digestive juice of the bird kills the fish instantly.

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

I bet they make some really foul BM's.

[@meharbadshah]

#meharbadshah

[@oigleoystereater2003]

How polluted must that water be to foam like that and for the foam to be so persistent. No wonder the place is known as the United Sewers of America.

[@ChromatophoneNature]

Foam occurs naturally, not necessarily from pollution.

[@oigleoystereater2003]

@@ChromatophoneNature not foam that persists that long.

[@omerakn4469]

aşkĺm.seni.çoook.sviyorum.😀😗😍🤗😇

[@youssifjassim1814]

Absolute credit, acknowledgment and gratitude is entitled to (ALLAH) Almighty, the only true GOD, the creator as well as the keeper of the whole universe. All species/wonders including human beings did not create themselves. He Almighty did so. No alleged associates/partners with him. Consequently, he must be solely worshipped, feared and praised all time. Consider embracing ISLAM before it’s too late.

[@britoroque]

The herons in Brasil are always white.

[@aynurkopciyeva8591]

Uh

[@aynurkopciyeva8591]

Hhhdt

[@MrAjay3234]

Fml

[@Gil_Adventures]

Wow

[@AgriSafari]

fish is still moving in her belly