A hard fish to swallow.
Taichung Park is the oldest and most iconic urban park in Taichung dating back to the Japanese occupation era. I dropped by the park in the late morning for some casual birding before lunch.
There were a lot of Rock Pigeons at the park attracted by the parkgoers who feed them. These three Rock Pigeons of different coloration spaced out evenly on a branch looked like they were posing for a rock album cover.
The highlight of the visit was this Black-crowned Night Heron who caught a fish too large for it to swallow.
At one point, there was a small group of people gathered to watch the heron try to down it’s prized catch. “Oh oh, he’s got it” quipped the man next to me only for the fish to be regurgitated out again.
I went ahead to explore the rest of the park and came back to check on the heron again after about an hour but it was still struggling to eat the fish.
I left the park shortly after for lunch so I’m not sure if the heron did manage to finish it’s meal. I’d like to believe the persistent little bugger eventually got it down the hatch.
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S317416519
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