Heron vs Moby Dick

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Not very good quality images as the action was a bit out of reach of my lens, but quite amazing to witness.

The bulge at the back of the Heron's neck is the start of the Pikes head
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The heron took his catch to shallower water & held it under for quite a while before dragging on to land
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Then managed to swallow a good proportion before raising his head up for gravity to help it down the hatch

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All without a portion of chips & dollop of tartar sauce
 
Jeebus! That is very impressive indeed. Great find and well shot. I find herons very photogenic in their own way and they do have a habit of doing interesting things like eating massive pike!
 
great work their.. If the Heron could fly after that feed fair play to him......:clap:
 
Great capture and it looks as if that is one Pike less in that water.

Regards: Gordon
 
Was thinking "eye's bigger than belly" when i saw the first shot. Now its just "greedy bugger" As an angler i get to see plenty of herons out stalking, but i've never seen one take a fish that size before. Fair play to him, and great images, thanks for sharing :)
 
Cracking sequence....

Really love to get a similar set...
 
artyman said:
not sure I could manage a whole fish that size at one sitting.
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Which I find surprising considering the size of your gob Ken :D ;)
Great set of natural shots Jon (y)
 
A great sequence, and an amazing spectacle! Poetic justice for the Pike me thinks!
 
real nice set of pic's there.. how long did it take him to get it all down ?
 
Thanks for all your comments.

zeddicus said:
great work their.. If the Heron could fly after that feed fair play to him......:clap:
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Yep he did manage a short flight to another island and when he landed, I kid you not, his left leg seemed to buckle. He then slunk away to have a rest in some thicker vegetation probably to consider where best to get some gaviscon.


meat said:
real nice set of pic's there.. how long did it take him to get it all down ?
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Probably just over five minutes but seemed a lot longer waiting for him to lift his head up & cursing that he didn't catch it closer to hide.
 
Well caught. It's a wonder the pike didnt bite back and eat its way out.
(y)
 
right time at the right place or visa versa great capture ,
all the best
mick
thought about seeing if any mags or papers interested?
 
Fantasic record - As others have said - right place - right time.

I've done a lot of pike fishing over the years and know how their teeth work and once they get hold then they take some shifting. I've no idea about the inside of a heron's throat but whilst on the river bank I've seen them gag and 'give up' on smaller less hostile meals than this chap enjoyed.

Heron was either a dab hand or Pike was resigned to being lunch - certainly not the norm so you did well.
 
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