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Originally Posted by
cmungo 
The fish was 14-15", so too big to swallow.
The pond is a raised pond that is 5' deep. Sides are straight down made of reinforced blocks. I never thought a heron could get one out of this pond.
Looking at where the blood is here is what I think happened. I believe the bird was sitting on top of the pond where it is 30" high and 36" wide. He grab Oreo who was swimming along the top of the water enjoying the warm sun.
When the bird saw it was too big to swallow he dropped it on the top of the wall and stabbed it. The blodd starts here. Then Oreo flopped down the 30" from the top to the walk. There is blood here. Then the trail of blood runs about 5'. I believe he was flopping along the walk. I don't believe the bird tried to attack him again after he stab him. The cuts on the fish are along both sides where you would expect the bird grab him with his strong beak.