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Author: Paux Time: 15/03/2014 22:36 Subject: Diet of the Chinese Pond Heron

17-2-2014
Long Valley
The poor Scaly-breasted Munia would never be aware that this Heron nearby was a killer. It first drowned the Munia to death, then swallowed it without hesitation!
I am not sure if this is a normal behaviour of the CPH; it was the 1st time I witnessed it !
The photos were taken by my birder friend from Beijing.

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Author: irsychan Time: 16/03/2014 12:11

You may revise the article on Chinese Pond Heron in Wikipedia as it only mentions fish, crab and insects as food for CPH.
Great photos!

[ Last edited by irsychan at 16/03/2014 12:18 ]

Author: ddavid Time: 16/03/2014 14:18

The Handbook of the Birds of the World (online version) states that the diet consists of:

"Small frogs, worms, aquatic invertebrates, fish, molluscs, worms, some terrestrial insects and even small birds".

David

Author: irsychan Time: 16/03/2014 15:48

這充分反影了大自然的定律: 弱肉強食!

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