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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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#2,567
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...
#2,578
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...
#2,579
Day 2,579
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the crows met me mid way into the park. I started feeding them until I could see the young one was getting a bit st...
#2,596
Day 2,596
Young Grey Heron
A quick preen before eating this morning. However the leaves proved to be a bit pesky so she flew back to the water for the rest of h...
#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....
#2,643
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...
#2,645
Day 2,645
Young Grey Heron
Only 3 Heron today (the youngest one was missing) and boy were the spooked. The young one and the older female took off midway throug...
#2,646
Day 2,646
Young grey Heron
Glad to say the fireworks had no lasting effect on the heron as all 4 showed up. It was also the first day they all only had Pollock...
#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...
#2,705
Day 2,705
Grey heron and Canadian geese
There were no heron today at the entrance. I made my way to the clearing but there was nothing there either. The geese w...
#2,718
Day 2,718
Grey Heron
There were 4 heron today the little female (pictured) was first over followed by the nervy male then the middle male and the chick. I start...
#2,730
Day 2,730
Grey Heron
There were 5 Heron around today, the little female (pictured) is in a typical crouched down position getting ready to see off the middle ma...
#2,800
Day 2,800
Grey Heron
I rarely get too awestruck by the antics of the heron, which I guess is only natural after this length of time. However as I approached the...
#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...
#2,881
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...
#2,582
Day 2,582
Young Grey Heron
Nothing unusual today. This morning the young one flew over to meet me then flew to the water to be joined by the older female. The r...
#2,603
Day 2,603
Young Grey Heron
When I went towards the loch today, the young one spotted me and flew over to the grass. She had a fair feed then flew to the water's...
#2,647
Day 2,647
Young grey heron
Only 2 heron today! The young one flew over and had some pollock then flew back to the water edge for the rest however she took off r...
#2,673
Day 2,673
Grey Heron
There were 2 heron waiting for me near the entrance, the little female(pictured) and the young male, plus the crows. They all had a good fe...
#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...
#2,720
Day 2,720
Grey Heron
The Little female (pictured) was first across this morning, she met me near the entrance to the park. I started feeding her and as nothing...
#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...