"Too Big!"
Judy Royal Glenn Photography
I love visiting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. I usually spend the day in the Audubon Swamp there.
A great blue heron typically has a nest on a cypress tree in the swamp, so I was eager to see if there was one again.
This year, I only saw one chick. He was very hungry and constantly called to his mom for food. At times, he lulled her to sleep.
She finally gave in and regurgitated a ginormous fish. The chick wrestled with the fish for a long time. He tried and tried, but he could never swallow it.
Finally, she bent down and tugged on the fish that was sticking out of his mouth. He did not want to let go, but mom had her way and took it from him. She knew it needed to brew for a little longer.
He clamped down on her beak trying to get her to release the fish again. After more complaining, she relented.
This time he wasn’t going to let her take it back. He gulped it up right away.
It was funny, seeing the huge fish lodged in his throat. It made him look like he had a very thick neck.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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