I was having a glass of wine on the back of my boat when I heard squawking and grabbed my camera.

1. Black Capped Night Heron
eats Mallard Chick
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3. I heard squaking
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4. Mother hen below with chicks
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5. Nothing she could do
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6. Shake
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7. Shake
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8. Shake until dead
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9. More shaking
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10. More shaking
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11. More shaking
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13. Dead chick
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14. Try to swallow
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15. Too big
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23. Turn meal around
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24. Head first attempt
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26. Too dry
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27. Dipped in water
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28. Still too dry
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29. Back for another dip
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30. Dunking
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31. Soaked in water
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32. Better
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33. Going
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34. Going
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35. Gone
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36. Shaking
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37. Still Alive
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38. Going
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39. Going
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40. Gone
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41. The End
• The black cap could not compress its NECK for
nearly twenty minutes.
• The Mallard hen and the four chicks were in
distress as long as the fifth chick was alive and
calling.
• The Mallard hen and the four other chicks left
about half‐way through this event several
minutes after the captured chick was dead.
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