College Lake whilst waiting for the Hobby's to appear, I was watching a Heron stalking through the grass some yards from the water.
Suddenly the heron stuck. As it was some distance from me I could not see what its prey was, perhaps a frog or a young moorhen? Taking a photo through the telephoto I could see that it was a young rat.
Immediately after swallowing the rat, the heron walked into the water right up to its underside.....
....and proceeded to shake itself, throwing water over its wings.
Having finished its wash, the heron looks a bit sheepish having had its wash watched.
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