Great Blue Heron taking a fish at the mouth of Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby this morning.

At first I thought this may be a small coho, a jack or jill, or is it another salmonid like a large trout. We rarely see trout that big on the creek.

I was impressed by how surely it handled the fish, and by the size of the swallow, though I’ve seen herons gulp rats.

UPDATE: I have confirmation that this is a coho. Nice to know spawners have started returning to the creek!

UPDATE 10/16: Thanks to the Burnaby Now for publishing one of these photos with commentary!