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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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#2,648
Day 2,648
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on the top of the dovecote today. She found a safe spot and flew down. There was no sign of the older femal...
#2,666
Day 2,666
Grey Heron
I was pleased to see the little female heron returned today. I must have missed her yesterday. I didn't expect to see the adult male and th...
#2,819
Day 2,819
Making my way up to the loch this morning I noticed 4 heron on the Tenement roof. They appear to be facing the wrong way but they are looking down int...
#2,834
Day 2,834
Grey Heron
Very cold morning again. I took up extra fish. There were 6 heron at the entrance waiting for me. This increased to 8 by the time I reached...
#2,849
Day 2,849
Grey Heron
Another relatively straightforward day 7 heron were on the slope waiting (it was very windy). The little female and the two "chicks" were t...
#2,852
Day 2,852
Grey Heron
Another rather straightforward morning. The heron (8 of them) were waiting on the slope. The agressive chick and the little female (picture...
#2,855
Day 2,855
Grey Heron
Very cold morning. There were 5 heron met me on the slope. The little female and the less aggressive chick were amongst the missing. I have...
#2,863
Day 2,863
Grey Heron
There were about 7 heron on the slope today including the little female (pictured) and the male from the clearing. This is the second day t...
#2,912
Day 2,912
Grey Heron
Got a friend staying so no time fro write ups over the next few days 5 Heron over. This is the little female.
#2,918
Day 2,918
Grey Heron
There were 3 Heron today. It seems to be more often at the weekend the numbers are down. The little female who still has a sticky crest (pi...
#2,570
Day 2,570
Young Grey Heron
The young one flew down and met me on the grass near the loch. She had a good feed then headed to the water. I had given the crows an...
#2,615
Day 2,615
Say hello, wave goodbye
Sorry to see yet another long term Tookapicker leave, @jazzie. I fully understand why she is leaving and feel I may not be far...
#2,624
Day 2,624
Young Grey Heron
Oops I forgot to post this yesterday. Mrs D came up again, it was very wet and windy and the two females struggled to land. The young...
#2,637
Day 2,637
Young Grey Heron
The young one flew to meet me this morning she stood until I drew level (I noticed how much bigger she is compared to when I first sa...
#2,654
Day 2,654
Stormy weather
The forecast stormy weather moved in today. Not quite as bad as the forecast said but definitely very wet and wintery. Glad we had our...
#2,715
Day 2,715
Grey Heron
It was not as wet today, but still very overcast. When I got to the loch I made my way to the viewing platform. The Little female (pictured...
#2,768
Day 2,768
Grey Heron
Last visit for a week. Quite sad to be leaving them but we really need a break. The young male was watching for me from the roof of a tenem...
#2,786
Day 2,786
Grey Heron
After one of the coldest nights of the year, so far, I was not really surprised to see 3 heron watching for me from the Tenement roof. When...
#2,791
Day 2,791
Grey Heron
This heron was watching for me as i approached the Loch. There were 5 Heron today. The same 4 as yesterday plus the other young female, who...
#2,811
Day 2,811
Grey Heron
Quite a cold morning at the loch! There were 6 Heron! A more manageable number 5 were at the entrance and the Adult male (pictured)was at t...
#2,838
Day 2,838
Grey Heron
After a very stormy night I wasn't sure what to expect this morning. Storm Isha had pretty much subsided and when I got to the park the Her...
#2,873
Day 2,873
Grey Heron
When I first arrived at the park, it was very windy and there were only 2 heron on the slope (they are not keen on the wind) however not lo...
#2,890
Day 2,890
Grey Heron
There were 6 Heron today mostly the regulars but one was a newcomer as it did not know what was going on. The rest had a good feed. A greyl...
#2,892
Day 2,892
Grey Heron
There is no predicting the Heron today there were 8 Heron over. The most notable were the little female the adult male, the heron who doesn...