Encounter with a Great Blue Heron

Good morning, Mr. Great Blue Heron! You are one very big bird! I can see you stalking something in the water as you move ever so slowly down the river's shoreline. There! You take a stab at it and missed! You are shaking your head in disbelief! Now, you are cocking your head. What do you hear? A fish? A crab maybe? It is a crab! And you have in fact, stabbed it! How did you do that? Crabs are very, very hard! Oh wait, it must be a softshell, a peeler crab. You are a very smart bird, Mr. Great Blue Heron! And you have great taste!