139 reactions · 46 shares | Watch as a Great Blue Heron figures out how to do something many people struggle with—handle (and eat!) a blue crab without getting pinched. | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Facebook

2.3K views · 125 reactions | The great blue heron is the largest heron in North America and one of North Carolina’s most familiar and frequently-seen wading birds. Often called a “crane,” it is common around shores of open water and in wetlands where it stands silently (or walks very slowly) waiting for prey to get close enough to spear it with a rapid thrust of its bill. Learn more: bit.ly/2wQ33VY | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Facebook