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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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#2,914
Day 2,914
Grey Heron
There were 5 Heron over today. The little female (pictured), the adult male, the original young one(?), and the male with the dark patch we...
#2,916
Day 2,916
Grey Heron
Another 7 heron over today more or less the same as yesterday except hyde was back and one of the older one's was not. They all got a feed....
#2,574
Day 2,574
Young Grey Heron
Another very straightforward day. The young one flew over to the grass and had a couple of bits of sardine before a dog chased her ba...
#2,577
Day 2,577
Young Grey Heron
A pretty straightforward day today! The young one and the crow met me at the gate to the park. They had a feed then flew to the water...
#2,578
Day 2,578
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the crow met me at the gate to the park and were joined by 3 other crows and the gull. I started feeding them and n...
#2,597
Day 2,597
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the older female were at the water edge waiting for me this morning. Standing on the viewing platform was what appe...
#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...
#2,626
Day 2,626
young grey heron
The young one met me on the grass today and had some of her feed then joined the older female at the edge of the loch. I fed them bot...
#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...
#2,790
Day 2,790
Grey Heron
Another cold one today about -1 and the loch was still frozen at one end.There were 3 Heron, the young male tried to join the little female...
#2,803
Day 2,803
Grey Heron
There were 8 heron this morning. They all flew in from different directions. I think I managed to feed them all. An early start tomorrow so...
#2,827
Day 2,827
Grey Heron
bit of bother with a dog walkwer today but the heron all got fed. A bit pushed for time tonight will follow up tomorrow. This is the chick...
#2,832
Day 2,832
Grey Heron
Another cold morning! The loch was frozen over and there were 7 Heron waiting at the entrance to the park. It is difficult to feed them all...
#2,857
Day 2,857
Grey Heron
The "chick" (pictured) who must be 11mths old so I'll refer to as the juvenile from now on flew down from the tenement roof and was waiting...
#2,862
Day 2,862
Grey Heron
Difficult to say how many Heron came over this morning I would guess at six but they all appeared in dribs and drabs. In fact there were no...
#2,871
Day 2,871
Grey Heron
Only 4 Heron today so they all got a good feed! The little female , the adult male(pictured, when he flew to the clearing) and the young ad...
#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...
#2,559
Day 2,559
Young Grey Herob
The young one flew over and met me right at the entrance to the park. I started feeding her and noticed that the older female was on...
#2,562
Day 2,562
Young Grey Heron
The older female was first over this morning (well the crows were first), One of the crows landed on the fence so I took a moment to...
#2,569
Day 2,569
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on the viewing platform this morning. She flew down to the path and had a little bit to eat. She then chase...
#2,598
Day 2,598
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the crow were first over (the young one always has a shake and bristles her feathers on landing which is what she i...
#2,599
Day 2,599
Young Grey Heron
The young one was waiting on the viewing platform this morning. She quickly jumped into the water for a feed and was joined by the ol...
#2,621
Day 2,621
Young Grey Heron
The young one and the older female were waiting at the edge of the water. I fed them both and the two crows then made my way round to...
#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...