This is the first video I've seen Heron chicks peck the fish into easy to swallow pieces! I've watched several Herons on the nest videos and never seen this!
Even with herons the runt chicks are a pain in the ass. Here, the runt (#5) winds up getting the most fish simply by sitting there and eating what it could tear off it after the larger chicks tried to eat it whole and failed. Doing that softened the fish meat up for #5, who then went to town on it until another chick tried to swallow it again. Since they didn't swallow any fish whole, they only ended up getting some small pieces before the adult ate the fish whole. #5 usually does this kind of stuff and often winds up getting far more food than the other chicks, who focus on the largest fish/food while #5 goes after food it can actually eat. Not sure what happened to #5 in this nest, usually in this type with 4 or more chicks, chick #2 will act as the enforcer and attack the smaller chicks, trying to kill them or force them out of the nest and off the food. #2 acts as a sort of assassin for #1, who generally doesn't attack the smaller chicks but focuses on eat large fish.
It's never not fascinating! What a beautiful heron💖!
Is that the babies or the adult making that noise?
This is the first video I've seen Heron chicks peck the fish into easy to swallow pieces! I've watched several Herons on the nest videos and never seen this!
Fascinating !!....Wonder why the parent took the fish back,,,,,,maybe to predigest them a bit more, for the chicks....
Cute little monsters
I like this bird feed baby cos she keep more food in her mouth and then give her babies.
These chicks are smart eaters!
🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋
São muito lindinhos e unidos
Thanks pulchritude at your endeavors.
Hard to believe they can swallow bones without choking, their throats must be iron clad!
Why do the mother kill her own birds
Even with herons the runt chicks are a pain in the ass. Here, the runt (#5) winds up getting the most fish simply by sitting there and eating what it could tear off it after the larger chicks tried to eat it whole and failed. Doing that softened the fish meat up for #5, who then went to town on it until another chick tried to swallow it again. Since they didn't swallow any fish whole, they only ended up getting some small pieces before the adult ate the fish whole. #5 usually does this kind of stuff and often winds up getting far more food than the other chicks, who focus on the largest fish/food while #5 goes after food it can actually eat. Not sure what happened to #5 in this nest, usually in this type with 4 or more chicks, chick #2 will act as the enforcer and attack the smaller chicks, trying to kill them or force them out of the nest and off the food. #2 acts as a sort of assassin for #1, who generally doesn't attack the smaller chicks but focuses on eat large fish.
Natural video
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She needs to teach those chicks to be quiet!