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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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Young Grey Heron
When I went up to the loch this morning it was blowing a gale! There was no sign whatsoever of the young Heron. In fact there was ver...
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Day 2,449
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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Day 2,486
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 2,535
Young Grey Heron
The young one met me at the gate this morning. She had quite a bit of her whitebait then spotted a woman coming into the park with a...
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Day 2,546
Young Grey Heron
There was no sign of the young one this morning. The rest of the gang were there and got a share of the sardines I had taken. I kept...
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The Young Heron
Relatively trouble free this morning. No Swans or Geese. Just the magpie who made off with a bit of fish! #theme-mono
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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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Juvenile Herring Gull
Probably this year's hatching.
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Black headed gull
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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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Day 2,255
Water colour
A flipped reflection #theme-golden
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Day 2,271
Young grey heron
Early morning trip to the loch, I spotted the young heron on her tree. As soon as she saw me she flew over to the fence. She is defin...
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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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Day 2,358
Young Grey Heron
The young Heron was waiting for me on the grass this morning. She came right over and I started to feed her. There was a lot of decay...
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Day 2,389
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 2,424
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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Day 2,460
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 2,464
Young Grey Heron
The young Heron flew down from the dovecote this morning and got all her fish without incident there was no sign of the crow. I went...
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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...
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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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Day 2,491
Young Grey Heron
I couldn't find any Herons this morning and was about to give up, when the older female flew over followed by the young Heron. The yo...
#2,527
Day 2,527
Young Grey Heron
The young one flew over to the entrance to meet me this morning. She had some whitebait but wasn't to keen. The supply I have just fi...
#2,529
Day 2,529
Young Grey Heron
The young one flew to the entrance and got some of her whitebait. They are doing some further work at the other side of the loch and...