"While aquatic animals are the Great Blue Heron's primary food, their diet is quite variable; as the video shows, they do come on land to prey on mammals, such as mice, chipmunks, gophers and even ...

A great blue heron that was spotted eating a large rat in New York City on Sunday has sparked awe on social media. David Barrett, an avid birdwatcher and photographer who runs the popular Twitter ...

Such predators are pretty well known, but some unexpected predators also eat mice. Great blue herons standing like statues in shoreline water routinely catch mice that come to the water to drink.

Great Blue Herons eat a wide variety of prey, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and birds. They can choke on the larger animals, however.

Want more evidence? You could read what the Museum of Natural History has to say, or you could watch this blue heron hunt and devour a gopher whole. This particular bird had been wandering around ...

A video posted by birdwatcher David Barrett shows a Great Blue Heron dunking a New York City rat in the Central Park pond before guzzling it down.

A blue heron was recently caught on video feasting on a very large rat in New York City's Central Park.

Great Blue Herons eat a wide variety of prey, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and birds. They can choke on the larger animals, however.