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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 streak
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Day 1,848
Morag
Another shot of Morag as we were trying to stay in more.
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Day 1,862
Yellow
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Day 1,871
Flipped Reflection
A more abstract shot taken at the loch
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Day 1,877
The Heron
Spotted the Heron by the loch
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Day 2,091
Grey Heron
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Day 2,130
Moorhen Chick
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Day 2,151
Poppies
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Day 2,237
Sandwich Tern
About to dive
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Day 2,280
Young Grey Heron
When I approached the loch this morning the young Heron was standing on a concrete pipe looking towards the entrance. The pipe is in...
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Day 2,379
Young Grey Heron
I had just arrived at the park and was making my way to the loch when the young Heron flew from behind me and landed on the grass. It...
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Day 2,409
Morag
I had to go to the loch early this morning as we were visiting family who stay out of town. Unfortunately the young Heron was not around. She wi...
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Day 2,438
Young grey heron
The young heron met me at the entrance again today. I saw her fly down from the dovecote as I was crossing the street. I had taken up...
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Day 2,480
Young Grey Heron
Feeding went pretty much to plan today after the young Heron chased the male up to his end of the loch. The other female didn't show...
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Day 2,483
Young Grey Heron
Not much to report today other than the older female Heron did not show up. The young Heron flew over to the grass and got her full q...
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Day 2,495
Grey Herons
The young heron flew over to the grass today and got a lot of whitebait. She was joined momentarily by the older female. Who was obviously...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Day 2,636
Young Grey Heron
Another early start but it seems to work as I saw all the heron again. They all had a feed. The young male flew to a point nearer the...
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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...
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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...
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Day 2,670
Grey Heron
There were 3 heron today. The little female (pictured) and the adult male were waiting on top of the dovecote. When I arrived the male flew...
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Day 2,680
Grey Heron
There were 2 heron near the entrance this morning, the little female (pictured) and the adult male. I was halfway through feeding them when...
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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...