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Show How Herons Take Fish The heron tribe has the most typical typi-cal and accomplished spearmen, although al-though the kingfishers and some others oth-ers have ability of that sort. Persons who have been much near streams and lakes often have seen herons, and It is not difficult to watcn. them fish. t-)itthelr long legs thejeaslly can ' p'. Having hey may I stand for hours as motionless as a reed or post, with sharp-pointed spear the long, slender beak- poised for a strike. If the fish Is small the heron probably opens the beak slightly as he strikes, and snaps It up as if with frt.xeps. It is known thea-aijme-srvUu- |