The other animals and birds feign respect but laugh at him behind his back. The heron hunts fish by standing very still in the water, on one leg, and waiting for fish to swim past. He cannot hunt ...

Upon catching a fish, a common term will swallow it whole or carry it back to its nest. The great blue heron is a wading bird ...

Herons snare their aquatic prey by walking slowly, or standing still for long periods of time and waiting for fish to come within ... often called the great white heron, but it is in fact the ...