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I live in Edinburgh in Scotland, I enjoy taking wildlife photos mainly birds. I am now on my 7th year which highlights my daily interaction with a young Heron at a nearby loch.
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#2,556
Day 2,556
Thank you for all the lovely comments. Like last year I forgot it was my end of year shot. Today the young one flew over to the gate followed by one o...
#2,578
Day 2,578
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the crow met me at the gate to the park and were joined by 3 other crows and the gull. I started feeding them and n...
#2,588
Day 2,588
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on the platform this morning. She flew to the water when I arrived and was joined by the older female. I fe...
#2,599
Day 2,599
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on the viewing platform this morning. She quickly jumped into the water for a feed and was joined by the ol...
#2,605
Day 2,605
Young Grey Heron
Running late today - suffice it to say that all 4 herons were around today and the young one met me on the grass! No PM visit as we h...
#2,610
Day 2,610
Young Grey Heron (and the Crow)
The young one flew over to the grass to meet me. The older female followed her but landed on the dovecote andwatched....
#2,633
Day 2,633
Young Grey Heron
I got up to the loch a bit earlier before the work started and all 4 heron were there. The 2 females were at thier usual spt as were...
#2,643
Day 2,643
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting for me on the grass. She had a couple of bits of fish before being chased of by a dog. However I know that...
#2,650
Day 2,650
Youg Grey Heron
My last visit to the heron for a few days as we are taking a short much needed break. I didn't think I was going to see any of them to...
#2,672
Day 2,672
Grey Heron
There were 3 herons today, the little female (pictured), the nervous male and the young male. They all met me near the entrance to the park...
#2,701
Day 2,701
There were no heron waiting this morning a few crows greeted me but not as many as usual. When I got near the edge of the water the young male flew ov...
#2,850
Day 2,850
Grey Heron
Another easy morning. There were 8 Heron on the slope. The little female (pictured), the two "chicks" and the male from the clearing were a...
#2,870
Day 2,870
Grey Heron
There were 6 heron today. The little female, the nervy juvenile, the adult from the clearing and the young adult with the dark patch on his...
#2,881
Day 2,881
Grey Heron
There were 7 Heron again today. All the usual suspects from yesterday. The shot is is Hyde before he started chasing the rest. I did manage...
#2,886
Day 2,886
Grey Heron
There were 3 heron today. I was a bit later getting up and there were too many dogs off their leads I think. The three that were there were...
#2,889
Day 2,889
There were 6 Heron around today. The same 5 from yesterday plus Jekyll and she was going for anything that got in herway. The shot today is a closeup...
#2,893
Day 2,893
Grey Heron (Juvenile)
There were 3 heron totay. There is no predicting just now. I think there may be nest building going on. I have seen one but ther...
#2,895
Day 2,895
Grey Heron
There were 4 heron today, the little female, the young male, Jekyll (pictured) and and the adult male. They are all getting a bit extra as...
#2,557
Day 2,557
Things were a bit chaotic today when I entered the park I thought the young one was waiting for me on top of the dovecote. However as I got closer and...
#2,567
Day 2,567
The gang
The complete gang (well nearly there are often more crows). Clockwise from the bottom; the young one, the crow, the gull, the older female, t...
#2,642
Day 2,642
Young Grey Heron
The young one met me on the grass this morning and had some of her feed. The crows were happy with biscuits again. A spaniel scared h...
#2,657
Day 2,657
Young Grey Heron
I made my way up to the loch this morning not sure what to expect. The drizzly rain was making visibility pretty poor. As I got close...
#2,679
Day 2,679
Grey Heron
There were 4 Heron today. The little female (pictured) and the adult male were near the entrance. The nervous male appeared but took off al...
#2,688
Day 2,688
Grey Heron
The little female (pictured) and the adult male flew over to the park entrance this morning. As soon as they landed the little female chase...