The heron asked ‘should i eat this? i replied,’you gopher it’.

@kmac6893

6 ай бұрын

😂

@mrtr0ya237

Ай бұрын

I can't stop laughing. That was so original, amazing thought !!

awww the creek, natures dipping sauce

In case anyone doesn't know. The reason the heron half swallows its meal, especially bigger meals. And waits for a few minutes between gulps is that herons throats aren't that big. That heron swallow alittle and waits because the heron is allowing time for his throat to expand to accommodate its larger meal.

@Turbo4Joe363

Жыл бұрын

I've seen something similar in 'certain' movies on the internet....lol

In size terms that's like me eating the neighbours dog whole😂

@pauloldham4605

24 күн бұрын

Can you imagine the fur you would poop out lol

@sircxx8621

10 күн бұрын

I’ll watch that 😂

I use to live on a lake/lagoon in So Florida and I'd always loved watching the blue herons catching fish and snakes from my back yard

Water = Nature’s Dipping Sauce

@remyogun8270

7 ай бұрын

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Amazing heron! 🤗😍 I wish this long-legged girl good luck and good hunting (and lots of appetizing gophers...)

Damn.. broke the backbone with one Stroke

The Heron looks a bit Thin. Good to see that it picked up a good sized meal. Also looks like it’s recovering

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought so too and I saw it struggle a lot but it had good luck lately

What an amazing footage, thanks for this. I didn't know that herons are such ferocious predators. It just gobbles up the whole thing like a snake.

@jimzenor9148

8 күн бұрын

Before I met this particular bird, I too underestimated herons. I followed this bird off and on for more than a year. She was quite old and was missing feathers on her crop and she had a crooked toe but this bird was very surprisingly clever and really so aware of her environment. She could detect gophers when we would be clueless of their presence and then devise a good strategy to catch them. I know it might seem like I’m exaggerating her abilities but I don’t think so. She always managed to impress me.

@RokerSMisisipi

8 күн бұрын

@@jimzenor9148 I believe you, they almost look like big cats when they hunt, it's impressive.

That was a big gopher indeed. Glad the GBH managed to recover from her injury.

Wow, incredible footage!!

@jimzenor9148

10 ай бұрын

Thanks. The lighting was challenging but it did make the colors stand out.

Carl, the Assistant Head Greenskeeper, could have put this Blue Heron to good use.

Wow. Amazing catch and video

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was quite dark, just a bit of predawn light, but my camera handled it better than I expected.

That's like eating the whole pack of sausages all at once.

I would feel bad for the gophers if they weren't actively destroying my yard.

Just imagine having trained Herons for rent. You would put exterminators out of business

Kudos to camera man for not making a sound of excitement. Staying focused on capturing the moment.

Great catch..timing and patience.. Sorry for the gopher

Great video, good job Mr birdie!!!!

That Gopher never finished digging his home. That initial beak stab must of been very effective, Mr Gopher did his last poop and released his ghost in under a minute. ... I hated gophers as a kid when they destroyed my yard and dad had me try to flush them out but for the first time i truly feel bad for him.

Don't know where they filmed the clip.... However, I used to live in the Monterey Bay area in Central coastal Ca.... Used to watch the big herons hunt for gophers in the park in Santa Cruz.....

She dips the carcass in water just prior to the swallow so that the wet body goes down easier. That's my theory. What's yours?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree 100%

@NYCknight2025

Жыл бұрын

Dipping sauce

Thank god I'm 6-foot and 180lbs. Imagine living in a world with 20-foot birds strutting around.

@willldo4

Жыл бұрын

I'm 7'3, 400 pounds, so pretty much nobody messes with me.

@safeysmith6720

Ай бұрын

@@willldo4If it were a big enough dinosaur, you’d be an extra filling meal and nothing more.

Always soak your food in water before swallowing. That can be a good advice for Herons and old people.

I need one of these guys on my farm! Gophers can be mean.

@mephatboi

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@tonystevenson5125

Жыл бұрын

On a farm, you’ll probably need a few!🙂

@paulmorris9605

Жыл бұрын

mean how ?

@fuzz668

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmorris9605 not only do they destroy/uproot all my crops from underneath, when I see them and try to shoo them away, they chase me and try to bite me.

@paulmorris9605

Жыл бұрын

@@fuzz668 faie enough blitz those critters

I’m amazed she could fly after eating that.

She has lovely eyes

Awesome video 💕

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@lisab8836

Жыл бұрын

Welcome 😊

That swallow was a struggle

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was. I struggle with my vitamin pill and that gopher was like thousands of pills

@nemeanlioness

Жыл бұрын

@@jimzenor9148 try juice instead of water.

@meggi8048

Жыл бұрын

@@jimzenor9148 just eat something normal, and put the pill in your mouth with the rest , you can swallot then just the food with the pill in one go. wont notice its even there.

She is a stunning lady.

wow, that back strike must have broken the spine as goph out in 15 sec

Once I swallowed a boiled egg. It was challenging. I am sure the heron also experienced similar predicament.

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s amazing if not a quail egg

@catpoke9557

Ай бұрын

I swallowed a grape once and even that was hard

Was the heron soaked the gopher in water to make it easier to swallow?

@jimzenor9148

Ай бұрын

Yeah I think so. This heron usually brings the larger gophers to water and they definitely are easier to swallow wet. I’ve seen them catch a lot of gophers.

The gopher died very fast. I think she stabbed the heart.

@seanscanlon9067

Жыл бұрын

Looked like it fainted out of fright!

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s what I said to my brother. He thought maybe it broke its back.

@meggi8048

Жыл бұрын

yea i noticed this too. really wonder what killed it?

@No-xq5oh

Жыл бұрын

if it stabbed the heart directly, it would die immediately.

@ghenkhoash2440

Жыл бұрын

@@No-xq5oh No, stabbing the heart won't kill immediately. The brain will survive for few seconds. That's exactly what's happening here. The Gopher is moving and fighting for a short time and suddenly stopped moving.

Amazing !

So the gopher died from a heart attack instead of the heron's bite?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

I think she got it a little deeper than it appeared but I see your point. It almost looked like she scared it to death

"Always wash your food before eating" Mama Heron

@user-ln5dw2bx5s

Ай бұрын

Wet is better to swallow it..

Good lord.... Bon appetit girlfriend !! 👍

Awesome footage!! What camera are you using?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

I have a Canon R6 and my lens is a Canon EF 400 mm DO

No mustard?

How did this little thing die? It seems like it stop moving five seconds after the Heron caught it. What is it a shock?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Personally I think she stabbed it through the lungs or heart but it was very hard to be sure.

backbone cracked

Heartbreaking.. but stunning video

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

This particular heron died about a month later. It was my favorite heron and really by far my favorite wild animal so for me it kind of breaks my heart a bit just to watch her again. She had been struggling so I was happy she got a good meal. Anyway thanks.

As the Hall and Oates song says: "I Can't Gopher That"

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

That’s funny. I might have to use that one for a future video title.

That’s a great video Thanks for sharing

the strike was brutal

Amazing.

Did the gopher die? Did it get pierced by the Heron? Why does it dunk it in the water?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

This heron would soak the big ones before swallowing. They definitely went down better when wet.

how did that gopher actually die? it’s interesting to see sometimes, maybe it’s just the video edits but it looked like that gopher was dead almost immediately after it was in the heron’s mouth, without being poked a bunch with the beak, etc

@jimzenor9148

9 ай бұрын

This was an unusual kill for this heron. This bird was very consistent about hitting their heads but in this instance I think her bill actually penetrated deeper than it seemed and hit the lung or heart. I’ve seen gophers struggling for many minutes at times and it did seem odd that this gophers died so quickly. This particular gopher was very memorable for me because I would wait for the heron on a bench about a half hour before sunrise and the heron would consistently walk out of the cattails and stand near me for about 5 minutes and then she would go gopher hunting. For about two weeks she would always go to this particular gopher mound first. It was a very large gopher. Anyway she finally got it and I was happy for her because she was recovering from a limp. I didn’t edit the video except stringing video clips together. The light was darker than it appears and my camera was struggling to maintain focus.

Poor little buddy was building his little home 😂

She ate him like she was dunking an oreo

this is why you look both ways before you take off..

I am surprised there was very little struggle, did it kill the gopher by stabbing ? Seems very fast

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. This heron was usually very consistent at hitting behind the head. It may be the only time that I saw her strike mid back but it did seem effective and the gopher died quickly. I think she may have hit the heart

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

@@UnSenorMuySerio yeah you could be right. It was one of the strangest kills I’ve seen.

WOW!!!

The world of survival...

How did that Gopher even die? I dont think the beak pierced its skin?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Her beak is super sharp but I agree that did seem pretty shallow to kill that gopher. I think she must have hit a vital organ.

Cut short at the end ,did it go down

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the bird swallowed it. The video did show it so maybe some glitch happened when you viewed it. I just double checked and the bird did manage to wolf it down

Damn, Nature! You scary!

That's gonna take a few days to digest. Probably won't need a meal for weeks.

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you’d think but I have been amazed at how much these guys can eat.

I like owls and herons, eat the whole prey, not wasting anything. Unlike other birds of prey like hawks and eagles only eat meat

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Nose to tail gets all the nutrition and wastes nothing.

Wow

Gopher is struggling and then without any further blows it suddenly and completely stops. I wondered if it decided to play dead but an online search says gophers don't play dead 🤔

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

Usually it is really obvious but yeah this kill was unusual. I suspect that initial spear was deeper and deadlier than it appears. This heron was old and very expert.

Talk about "heavy on the stomach"

I’m guessing that “flavor” is not a big consideration in wild animal meals.

Atleast he washes off his food

👍👍👍

sniper-bird

The Great Blue Heron locked on 1:30

O esquilo se chamava petralhus novededus. A ave se chama Bolsonarus brasiliensis.

Nice hunting

Good brief struggle.

it has a killing procedure. Then, going to the lake to take some water because of the dry food.

Yeah, I think if I weighed only six pounds, a good gopher would do it for me.

It's s killer..

Queue the Caddyshack theme.

Bro the Gopher died of shock?!? What hap?!

it is very difficult to eat it , very very near to death ,,,

So the gopher dies just from hanging like that, within one minute ..

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched it in slow motion a couple days ago and I think she stabbed it pretty hard initially. I agree it’s hard to tell in this video because it’s really fast and I’m not sure

Why he takes to the water 💧?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

If the gopher is small the heron doesn’t need water but I think it is easier to swallow big gophers like that one after it is dunked in water.

Imagine.....he's gonna have to 💩 that out! 👀

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

You sure don’t want your car under it when it happens.

@andrewblack293

Жыл бұрын

@@jimzenor9148 right?

А отчего грызун так быстро затих? Умер от шока что ли?

@jimzenor9148

Ай бұрын

It is unusual. I think this bird actually struck deeper in the back than it appeared. It looked like the gopher just died of fright but I think it probably was stabbed in the lung.

Saya menyukai video mu sahabat,,.....

a rabbit washed down with water from the lake

Il ne va jamais terminé sa maison 🏠 le pauvre 😢🥺

Interesting 🤔

Ada penampakan suara ciblek kristal mantap

Uau👏👏

A real Christian bird, it washes its food, then says Grace "give me this day my daily supply of gopher or any other suitable swallowable lively peace of meat" and then gulps it down.

More like 🐟 Grouper soup 😂

Wonder if they ever catch one and realize it’s too big. Like a smaller heron nope not gonna get that down the pipe!

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

I videoed one once about a year ago and it took a half out and several tries. I haven’t seen one too big yet

@condor5635

Жыл бұрын

@@jimzenor9148 - thanks! Most excellent video. Great work.

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

@@condor5635 oops. That was supposed to say a half hour to swallow. It was so heavy the bird had to rest its head on ground several times. Thanks

He seriously dies just by hanging in the air?

@johncaccamo

Ай бұрын

Well, that and the giant spear he took in the back.

Cómo lo mato ??🤔🤔🤔

@joselassalle4958

Жыл бұрын

El pico es como una lanza. Lo perforó.

Te lo dije ahí viene el cucu

اعتق فيه تحضير مسبق للفريسة من اجل التصوير .

Poor gopher ☹️

have teeth would probably help tremendously

Nutria

Ever hear of focusing?

@jimzenor9148

Жыл бұрын

The lighting was quite dark, much darker than it appeared and the automatic focus wouldn’t work well. I kept having to hit button to refocus. I probably should have just went with manual but it is really hard to manually on a heron’s head in low light with a viewfinder. Also the depth of field is very shallow due to maximum aperture needed for low light. I was good at focusing but I’ve gotten better but I still have room for improvement. Trust me, it’s not that easy

🤮