Down the Hatch
by Art Cole
Title
Down the Hatch
Artist
Art Cole
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A Heron devours a leopard frog at Huntley Meadows Wetland in Fairfax Virginia.
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May 22nd, 2017
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Kyle Dig
again! That must be some hungry bird! Still, it seems difficult to me that the bird can deal with this pretty large frog! So the bird was actually able to fit (swallowed alive?!) that whole thing down its long/skinny throat completely somehow?? I have never witnessed an event like this before. I feel somewhat perplexed over how it actually happens, wouldn't the frog stand a chance of escaping or even damaging (kicking, biting, etc.) the bird's throat/stomach if eaten in that condition?! It’s hard for me to imagine that the formidable-looking frog (wouldn't the prey also go into a desperate "survival mode" once it realized that it hit the stomach?) doesn't turn around inside the elastic gullet and how the bird can keep down/digest such an object with no issues? I don't have much knowledge about these events and am mostly curious, I appreciate any feedback/explanation. Sorry for all of the questions, have a good week ;)
Art Cole replied:
The frog is no longer alive I believe at this point and it also has a lot of softer tissue that can be, squeezed if you will, down to its stomach.
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