The adult Blakiston's fish owl feeds primarily on fish (sometimes quite large, such as pike, catfish, trout and salmon). It also eats many crayfish and grass frogs. The latter are often fed to the young in large quantities. During the winter there are also mammals as large as hares, martens, cats and small dogs. Fish, crayfish and frogs are caught by wading through shallow water, or by waiting at the water's edge and pouncing on the prey
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