![Pelican pursues a heron for its fish Pelican pursues a heron for its fish](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/05-08-2022-St-Vrain-Pelicans-Cormorants-Geese/i-nw4wSzX/0/cb110064/X4/20220508%2006-44-22%200049-X4.jpg)
This was something I hadn’t seen before. Pelicans can definitely be aggressive in trying to steal a meal from other birds, usually choosing to go after cormorants. I had never seen one try to steal from a great blue heron though, let alone set off in pursuit of it in the air.
This heron caught itself a huge fish and no doubt was looking forward to the meal but the pelican had its eyes on the prize as well. The pelican chased it for a good ways and eventually the heron dropped the fish, living both empty handed.
Kind of a “content over quality” series as the pics aren’t the best with the action taking place a long ways away and not in good light but it was fun to see.
![A pelican chases after a great blue heron that had caught a fish. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/05-08-2022-St-Vrain-Pelicans-Cormorants-Geese/i-C5mbx2B/0/a2e4c902/X4/20220508%2006-44-23%200055-X4.jpg)
![A pelican chases after a great blue heron that had caught a fish. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/05-08-2022-St-Vrain-Pelicans-Cormorants-Geese/i-jJJw5sg/0/e1f3bd56/X4/20220508%2006-44-31%200065-X4.jpg)