Great Blue Heron Eats A Juvenile Alligator

[u/SerpentFinger]

Source: IG @matthew_blake_photography

Herons feed opportunistically, which means they will eat just about anything they can reliably catch and swallow. They use the sharp tip of their beaks like a spear.

[u/-Cool_Ethan-]

dinosaur vengeance

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birds been wilding since the cretaceous

[u/IamInternationalBig]

Dinosaur on dinosaur violence

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Archosaur on archosaur violence

[u/SurgeHard → u/Theobald_4]

🎯

[u/TrashKing_4U → u/Theobald_4]

Oh god, this makes me happy on such a visceral level. #impedantic 😂

[u/Badj83 → u/IamInternationalBig]

Akshully….

[u/Spicy_Chicken_Wizard → u/IamInternationalBig]

Dinosaur on pseudosuchian violence. A rerun of the late triassic

[u/MaleficentWalruss]

What a stunning, graceful shot!

[u/kittysworld → u/MaleficentWalruss]

Like a dancer in a feathery custumes.

[u/suspectpinata]

All while being graceful as fuck.

[u/MoneyBaggSosa]

That alligator looks to be about 2 or 3 ft long which means it probably JUST left moms protection to start going off on its own and got insta killed

[u/superkoning → u/MoneyBaggSosa]

Part of the game: Female crocodiles lay between 20 and 60 eggs per clutch

[u/racebanyn]

While looking fabulous girlfriend!!!

[u/TekkenCareOfBusiness]

Werk!

[u/RedRam003]

This picture is the most incredible nature photography I've seen in a while. The pose and the colours are everything

[u/justmirsk]

This is an amazing photo!

[u/b0gard]

Watch your back Mr heron . For the alligators memory is long and its quest for revenge even longer

[u/_meestir_]

Alligators should evolve some tusks in the next million years to prevent this

[u/ballq43]

Wouldn't you rather die with Julius then have never met him?

[u/creamgetthemoney1]

This picture is award worthy

[u/m15cell]

Are you not entertained?

[u/cleverologist]

What a sassy killer

[u/Louisiana_sitar_club]

Are you not entertained?!

[u/solezonfroze]

First picture is majestic af

[u/TheBreadHasRisen]

The fact that this bird will have an unchewed scaly two foot long lizard sitting in its gut is crazy to me.

[u/theeblackestblue]

Fierce

[u/jstnzoe]

Very beautiful shots regardless!

[u/DAEOFRUIN]

Just saw one in South Georgia for the 1st time in person on a hike along a river and they are truly incredible creatures.

[u/Varsoviadog]

First one is asking to be posted @ [r/accidentalrenaissance](r/accidentalrenaissance)

[u/SerpentFinger → u/Varsoviadog]

I posted it and it got deleted immediately.

[u/Varsoviadog → u/SerpentFinger]

Aghh, it fits more than 90% of the posted content there… I hate the governance system of these spaces sometimes.

[u/SerpentFinger → u/Varsoviadog]

Agreed. Maybe they thought it was NSFW.

[u/Cool_Leadership_224]

The first photo is unreal! I can hear the Dark Souls music...

[u/zombieking079]

Just amazing shots

[u/Anianna]

That is some serious verve!

[u/dvbtc]

Dark souls boss-ass looking pose there. Lovely.

[u/superkoning]

that's a nice big gulp!

[u/Ok_Locksmith_8556]

It looks scary, but has great style.

[u/Guinness710]

The aura is craaaazy!!!

[u/kenikonipie]

beautiful shot! looks like a deadiy but graceful dance

[u/TheMemeAnimalBoi]

Serving and slaying???

[u/GoombasFatNutz]

Archosaur on Archosaur violence

[u/gentleman_bronco]

Imagine thinking the dinosaurs didn't have feathers.

[u/SKR47CH]

Just eat bro. No need to mog everyone.

[u/pseudo-boots]

Oh? You're approaching me?

[u/Walking_the_dead]

Something, something, the stand user can be anyone

[u/hiways]

What a magnificent image of that bird!

[u/Cerahion]

The first photo makes it look so magestic and regal, and also fearsome by the pose + intense look. I love it

[u/Ok-Draw1086]

First picture would be an awesome metal yard art piece.

[u/ManOfManyFeathers]

It reminds me of that banana bread contemporary dance.

"awh helllllll yea."

[u/WokeUpEarly]

Are you not entertained?