https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Tastes-Like-Chicken/m-p/571117#M9167 <P>It took this great blue heron about 10 minutes to swallow the catfish(?) it caught at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Los Angeles.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>These birds are, effectively, apex predators in the sense that no other birds seem to challenge them (by comparison, I've seen pelicans steal ospreys catches quite a bit)<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70701i0528343F053BE208/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70702iF5BF9796D43C51EE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" style="width: 799px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70703i82B6A0FC650742F0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70704iAEF32297E6261891/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" /></span></P> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:07:51 GMT mdphotography 2025-10-13T14:07:51Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Tastes-Like-Chicken/m-p/571117#M9167 <P>It took this great blue heron about 10 minutes to swallow the catfish(?) it caught at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Los Angeles.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>These birds are, effectively, apex predators in the sense that no other birds seem to challenge them (by comparison, I've seen pelicans steal ospreys catches quite a bit)<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70701i0528343F053BE208/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8486.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70702iF5BF9796D43C51EE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8628.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" style="width: 799px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70703i82B6A0FC650742F0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8145.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70704iAEF32297E6261891/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" alt="heron_great-blue_sepulveda_25_10_12_L0A8294.jpg" /></span></P> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:07:51 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Tastes-Like-Chicken/m-p/571117#M9167 mdphotography 2025-10-13T14:07:51Z