The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Fishing over bait . . .
. . . by a bird???
I'd love to know how the bird figured that out . . .
I worked for many years at place that had a swamp... I'm sorry, a 'wetland preserve' behind it. We would feed the various lifeforms (turtles, fish, Moorhens, etc) after lunch.
Occasionally, there would be a great heron or two who would follow us. When we'd throw the bread into the water, they'd pick that spot to go fishing in.
Not exactly the same, but they were smart enough to know when we were going to feed the fishies that they'd be getting a meal as well.
Forty or so years ago, I saw an article, with pictures, about an American Green Heron in Miami that would pick up bits of spilled feed (from vending machines, for folks to feed some of the zoo animals) and drop them in the water as a lure. Some birds are pretty clever. How many times they see stuff dropped in the water and see fish go for it before they make a connection, I don't know.
Years ago I was watching a Great Blue Heron on a lawn, of all places, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. I realized he was looking down a recently dug gopher hole.Seconds later, wham! He speared the gopher, flipped it in the air, and down the hatch....
I worked for many years at place that had a swamp... I'm sorry, a 'wetland preserve' behind it. We would feed the various lifeforms (turtles, fish, Moorhens, etc) after lunch.
ReplyDeleteOccasionally, there would be a great heron or two who would follow us. When we'd throw the bread into the water, they'd pick that spot to go fishing in.
Not exactly the same, but they were smart enough to know when we were going to feed the fishies that they'd be getting a meal as well.
Forty or so years ago, I saw an article, with pictures, about an American Green Heron in Miami that would pick up bits of spilled feed (from vending machines, for folks to feed some of the zoo animals) and drop them in the water as a lure. Some birds are pretty clever. How many times they see stuff dropped in the water and see fish go for it before they make a connection, I don't know.
ReplyDeleteLOL, one lazy bird...
ReplyDeleteThat bird had better be careful that the fish don't turn the tables on him...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZwPG_x6QEk
Years ago I was watching a Great Blue Heron on a lawn, of all places, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. I realized he was looking down a recently dug gopher hole.Seconds later, wham! He speared the gopher, flipped it in the air, and down the hatch....
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