Herons are birds that are a part of the Ardeidae family and they are commonly known as Egrets and bitterns. As they live in wetlands, their eating habits are also adapted so that they can survive on food that they can find there. They will mostly eat fish however in its absence; they will also eat rabbits and frogs. They can also eat small mammals. They are basically carnivores and survive by eating other animals that they can catch in the wetlands. They are excellent hunters and at times they even compete very brutally with each other for their prey.