Snake shake and fly away

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - The Yellow-crowned Night Herons are making an appearance in OB just when we thought they would bypass us this year.  This evening a short walk to our nearby fishing rewarded us with a 'food fight."
    This YCNH had captured a small snake.  The only problem was that he/she had is by the tail so it was harder to kill before consuming....unless you try beating it to death.  The furious activity alerted a nearby Snowy Egret who was a proponent of the "It is easier to steal a meal than find it' school of birding.  The egret stalked and the heron took off to save its meal.
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