Spotting a regal, statuesque great blue heron is always a treat. Learn facts about these birds' nests, calls and more.

The blue heron has trash stuck on its beak, preventing it from eating. Usually, walkers and bikers enjoy the sunset and the ...

The heron will not be able to eat with an object that big horizontally placed at its throat, and is expected to gradually become weaker and die of hunger within three to five days, he added.

The heron will not be able to eat with an object that big horizontally placed at its throat, and is expected to gradually become weaker and die of hunger within three to five days, he added.

But photos show it most certainly did. Others have seen blue herons eat snakes of more than three feet long. Some have been pecked to death, others have just gone down the gullet still squiggling ...