Do Grey Herons hunt earthworms? (1 Viewer)

jurek

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2007

• #1

Yesterday evening I biked in Amsterdam. I saw juv grey Heron on a lawn in streetlights. It walked slowly bend forwards and peeked intensely into the grass. It looked as it was looking for earthworms.

Is it possible?

 

ColinD

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• Sep 19, 2007

• #2

jurek said:

Yesterday evening I biked in Amsterdam. I saw juv grey Heron on a lawn in streetlights. It walked slowly bend forwards and peeked intensely into the grass. It looked as it was looking for earthworms.

Is it possible?

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I don't know for sure, but I would say it's very likely. I often see Grey Herons standing in fields, especially at this time of year. They seem to eat just about anything that moves.

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• Sep 19, 2007

• #3

Often the Grey Herons stalking stubble fields are hunting small rodents & very effective they are at it too! They probably will take large worms.
Often see Common Buzzard hunting worms > sideways shuffling gait as they lope from one worm cast to another. Worms are also taken by Tawny Owls.

 

Macswede

Macswede

• Sep 20, 2007

• #4

Red Kites eat worms too and I reckon Grey Herons will eat most things.

 

lockbreeze926

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• Sep 20, 2007

• #5

I'd agree that they eat anything they can pick up, including rabbits (remember that amazing photo series from the Netherlands?)