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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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Day 2,467
The Heron and the Crow
I only saw the young Heron this morning as we were on the school run this afternoon, she stayed behind the fence today. She doe...
#2,479
Day 2,479
Young Grey Heron
The young heron was waiting on the grass for me this morning. She had her whitebait and returned to the loch. After chasing the male...
#2,482
Day 2,482
Young Grey Heron
The young Heron flew over to the grass today and I was able to give her a fair bit of her whitebait. When a Lab ran towards us she fl...
#2,496
Day 2,496
Young grey heron
Young grey heron The male flew down to the young one's territory this morning. He was immediately chased off by the young one who then flew back for h...
#2,507
Day 2,507
Young Grey Heron
The young one flew over to the edge of the loch this morning. I gave her a good share of Whitebait then went to see who else was arou...
#2,514
Day 2,514
Grey Heron
This morning MrsD came with me. The young one was standing on the viewing platform and flew straight across to the grass. I was midway thro...
#2,519
Day 2,519
Grey Herons
This morning it was the older female who spotted me and flew over. She had just landed when my Heron joined her. I fed them both but made...
#2,562
Day 2,562
Young Grey Heron
The older female was first over this morning (well the crows were first), One of the crows landed on the fence so I took a moment to...
#2,574
Day 2,574
Young Grey Heron
Another very straightforward day. The young one flew over to the grass and had a couple of bits of sardine before a dog chased her ba...
#2,585
Day 2,585
Young Grey Heron
Wasn't sure what to expect when I got to the loch today. I was pleased to see that the young one and the older female were waiting. T...
#2,594
Day 2,594
Young Grey Heron
All 4 Heron were around on both visits the crows were also there both times. The Gull only appeared this morning but followed me roun...
#2,598
Day 2,598
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the crow were first over (the young one always has a shake and bristles her feathers on landing which is what she i...
#2,606
Day 2,606
Young grey heron
The young one and the older female were waiting at the ege of the loch. I fed them both. They seem to be ok with sharing unlike the m...
#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....
#2,614
Day 2,614
Young Grey Heron
A relatively straight forward day today as all the heron were in place waiting (as were the crows)! A couple of skirmishes with the h...
#2,617
Day 2,617
Young Grey Heron
MrsD came with me today and met all 4 heron. She has not seen them all before. She fed the crows while I fed the heron and almost had...
#2,625
Day 2,625
Young Grey Heron
The young one met me near the gate today and I spotted the older female watching from the top of a tree. I started feeding the young...
#2,652
Day 2,652
St Abbs
A bit of a haar (cold sea fog) this morning so we walked away from the coast this morning, This is a shot from our walk. The haar soon burned...
#2,660
Day 2,660
Young Grey Heron
The young one met me on the grass today. I started feeding her, then the crows arrived. I threw some biscuits to the crows which kept...
#2,661
Day 2,661
Young Grey Heron
The young one met me on the grass again. I was about half way through feeding her when I spotted a woman with a dog. She called the d...
#2,662
Day 2,662
Young Grey Heron
Just couldn't resist a final shot before my membership expires tomorrow. It was fun while it lasted! Merry Christmas and Happy new ye...
#2,668
Day 2,668
Grey Heron
I meant to post this yesterday (3/8) There were 2 Heron over the little female (pictured) and the adult male. They both had a reasonable fe...
#2,788
Day 2,788
Grey Heron
It was -3 this morning and the loch was frozen over. The little female and the male were the only 2 heron around. The little female got a r...
#2,844
Day 2,844
Gray Heron
There were 9 Heron on the slope waiting for me (that included the male from the clearing). The little female was more or less in control bu...