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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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Black Headed Gull
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Day 2,250
Swan
Just a Swan #theme-golden
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Water colour
A flipped reflection #theme-golden
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Young Grey Heron
The young heron was waiting for me again today at the same spot. Someone had just thrown a load of bread nearby and the gulls were go...
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Young Grey Heron
The young Heron spotted me and flew over to the grass. She then started to walk towards me. I didn't want her getting too close to th...
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Day 2,354
swan
No young heron today, She didn't appear. A Cygnet instead.
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Young grey heron
I made my way up to the loch as it was getting light. I couldn't see the Young Heron on the platform near the middle of the loch so c...
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Young Grey Heron
It was me that spotted the young Heron today. She was in the water at the side of the viewing platform and her view was blocked by a...
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Young Grey Heron
No problems today! This morning the young heron flew over to the entrance again had her fish then flew back to the loch! This afterno...
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Young Grey Heron
The young Heron met me this morning at the entrance. She was a bit messy around her head, presumably from feeding the young. When I w...
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Young Grey Heron (and the Crow)
The young Heron was waiting on the dovecote this morning. There was a group of men leaving the park and I wasn't sure...
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Young Grey Heron
The young heron flew over from the water this morning (the crow had already followed me in from near the entrance). They both had the...
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Young Grey Heron
The young heron flew over to the grass gave herself a shake and fluffed up her feathers before eating. Since the chicks have fledged...
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Grey Heron
I could only fit in one visit today as we were having family round for a Platinum Jubilee celebration. The whole gang were out and thankful...
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Young Grey Heron
I went up to the loch with MrsD this morning. The young one flew over to the edge of the loch and had a feed on sardines and pollock....
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Young grey Heron
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Preening Swan
Still no sign of the young Heron, however she has disappeared for a few days before. I am sure she will be back. A preening swan today....
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Rat
The lochside is probably full of them. More recently I regularly see them coming onto the pathway to feed on anything that has been dropped or not...
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Greylag Goose
A Greylag goose today. Still no sign of the young Heron. Whilst I have still not given up on her returning I am OK if she doesn't! It ha...
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Morag
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Young Grey Heron
Again the young heron was nowhere to be seen when I went to the loch this morning. The male was there and I stopped to take a shot of...
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Young Grey Heron
I was a bit late getting to the loch today and thought I saw the young heron flying to the nest. On looking closer, it looked more li...
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Young Grey Heron
Like yesterday the young heron was in the water this morning but flew over as soon as she saw me. She had her fish then flew back to...
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Young Grey Heron
The young heron with the other female. She was still reluctant to eat when she was around but if I threw the other female's whitebait...