Assertion: heron's prey | /r/CapableOf | come within striking distance
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text: It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance.
text: It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance.
text: It may stand motionless in the shallows, or on a rock or sandbank beside the water, waiting for prey to come within striking distance.
text: To a lesser extent, they take small reptiles, snakes, snails, small mammals, insects (such as leafhoppers, grasshoppers and aquatic insects) and small birds, They usually hunt in shallow waters, either moving around slowly with the neck extended searching for prey or standing motionless until the prey comes within striking distance at which time they will spear the prey with the long, sharp bill.