#8 That's not a Heron. Heron's don't create shade to attract fish. In fact, Heron's prefer sunlight when preying upon their food. Minnows, Silvers, etc., fish whose scales reflect light in order to attract the insects flying above the water. The bird in the picture is actually doing a mating dance, not preying for food.
They call this bird black egret or heron. In the top photo you see he's caught a fish. You should also see this clip with this bird in action: http://youtu.be/gepRyOILsxE This is not a mating ritual.
#4 The "Ultimate bird of prey" is not the Golden Eagle. It is the Falcon that holds that title. Whilst Golden Eagles talons are impressive, their weight and mass make them slower predators. They are raptors within the top-five of predators, however, the Peregrine Falcons have three times the speed, twice less the weight and mass inflight; and four times better optical panoramic focal range than that of the Eagle breeds.
#8 That's not a Heron. Heron's don't create shade to attract fish. In fact, Heron's prefer sunlight when preying upon their food. Minnows, Silvers, etc., fish whose scales reflect light in order to attract the insects flying above the water. The bird in the picture is actually doing a mating dance, not preying for food.
They call this bird black egret or heron. In the top photo you see he's caught a fish. You should also see this clip with this bird in action: http://youtu.be/gepRyOILsxE This is not a mating ritual.
#4 The "Ultimate bird of prey" is not the Golden Eagle. It is the Falcon that holds that title. Whilst Golden Eagles talons are impressive, their weight and mass make them slower predators. They are raptors within the top-five of predators, however, the Peregrine Falcons have three times the speed, twice less the weight and mass inflight; and four times better optical panoramic focal range than that of the Eagle breeds.
"Bert": Nope, Bert likes hotdogs!"
Jim: Does Bert like his hotdogs cooked well done?"
"Bert": Nope, he likes 'em raw!"
Jim: "You're such a dirty boy, Bert!"
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This is not a mating ritual.