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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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Sunrise
From the window of our holiday cottage. Nice view to finish our break!
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Day 2,246
Guillemot
Still a few around. I saw some around Kinghorn when we were there last week. Sadly I saw 3 dead ones washed up on the shore there. I believe...
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Black Headed Gull
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Day 2,250
Swan
Just a Swan #theme-golden
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Young Grey Heron
Happy New year! I could not see the young Heron today and was about to leave when I spotted her next to the fence round the loch. She...
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Day 2,435
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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I managed 2 trips to the loch although the 2nd visit was a good bit later. In the morning the young heron was on the dovecote and flew over to the ent...
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Day 2,465
Young Grey heron
The young one stayed in the water today. She has been having trouble with the fish getting covered in grass cuttings so I think she h...
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Young Grey Heron
My wife came with me today as she has not seen the male Heron or the other Female Heron yet. The young heron was nowhere to be seen s...
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Grey Heron
This morning the young Heron flew over to the grass and got her full share of the whitebait. She flew off back to the loch when she was fin...
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Day 2,492
Young Grey Heron
The Crow was the first to spot me and flew over. I only had Brazil nuts for it but it seemed to like them as it kept returning for mo...
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Day 2,525
Young grey Heron
When I went up to the loch this morning the older female heron met me at the entrance there was no sign of the young one (doesn't fee...
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Young Grey Heron
There was no sign of the young one or the older female this morning. I did see the male though. Work is going on at the other side of...
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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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Young Grey Heron
Got the all clear so went up to the loch this morning couldn't see the young Heron but she walked up behind me. I had to feed her on...
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Young grey Heron
As I was approaching the loch today. I saw the young Heron flying over head. She turned and landed just in front of me. There were a...
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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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Day 2,490
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...
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Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on top of the dovecote this morning. She flew down and ran over towards the gate to meet me. She had a good...
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Day 2,521
Young Grey Heron
Three of the heron were around this morning. My one flew down from the dovecote and met me at the entrance to the park. She walked me...
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Day 2,553
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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Day 2,554
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the older female were both waiting on the top of the dovecote this morning. The young one flew down as soon as she...
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Day 2,207
Young Grey Heron
The wanderer returns. A nice surprise waiting at the clearing! Not really a great surprise as it is consistently 3 days she is away f...
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Day 2,215
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...