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Goliath Heron with lunch.  Ardea goliath,Fall,Geotagged,Goliath Heron,Kenya Click/tap to enlarge

Goliath Heron with lunch.

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  1. Wow, totally piercing it. I bet it was awkward to swallow? Posted 9 years ago
    1. The Heron actually let it go as it was too big to swallow and they were in deep water floundering. I guess the fish would have died later on. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Goliath Heron , also known as the Giant Heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in Southwest and South Asia.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Back Water Fox
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Uploaded May 10, 2016. Captured Oct 6, 2015 00:50 in Marsabit, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/5.0
  • 1/5312s
  • ISO400
  • 500mm