Great Blue Heron Catches Lunch

We went to South Padre Island this morning where I fished in the Gulf of Mexico's heavy surf until my legs gave out trying to keep me upright.

Having caught nothing, I finally gave up, dropped off Vicki so she could do some trinket shopping and then drove out to the bird sanctuary.

In less than ten minutes, I watched this Great Blue Heron catch a huge sunfish. He had firmly speared it, but didn't seem too sure what to do with it. It looks much larger than the accommodations of his throat. He eventually flew into the marsh with it to eat in privacy. I don't have a clue how he managed to swallow it – or how he got it off his beak.