Our virginia rail the huntress
Our Virginia rail is an excellent hunter. Check out this picture of her hunting fish in the pool from her perch on the breakwater. She can spend hours in this very same spot patiently waiting her chance to pounce on prey.
I often find empty snail shells on the beach, and I suspect the rail is the one that ate them. I once saw her try to eat a three-inch-wide green crab! She eventually backed down when he bared his claws at her.
-Kate
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