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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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Day 2,542
Young grey Heron
The young one was walking towards me, near the entrance, this morning. The older female flew over to a tree and made sure it was safe...
#2,554
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...
#2,203
Day 2,203
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
#2,205
Day 2,205
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....
#2,221
Day 2,221
Juvenile Herring Gull
Probably this year's hatching.
#2,246
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...
#2,351
Day 2,351
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...
#2,354
Day 2,354
swan
No young heron today, She didn't appear. A Cygnet instead.
#2,358
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...
#2,367
Day 2,367
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...
#2,384
Day 2,384
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...
#2,402
Day 2,402
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...
#2,406
Day 2,406
Grey Heron
The young heron flew straight across to the grass/mud today. She had about half her fish then flew to the drainage area on the loch and had...
#2,451
Day 2,451
Young Grey Heron
The Young Heron flew over to the park entrance again this morning. She had all her fish then flew directly back to the loch. The Crow...
#2,470
Day 2,470
Young Grey Heron
The young heron was more her self today. She flew over from the water this morning to the grass. She ate most of her pollock before f...
#2,478
Day 2,478
Young Grey Heron
This is a shot of the young Heron actually allowing another female Heron to share it's feed. I have also seen two of the fledged youn...
#2,489
Day 2,489
Young Grey Heron
The young heron has smartened up again and knows that she can get peace to eat her share of food if she flies over to the grass (I am...
#2,490
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...
#2,491
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...
#2,511
Day 2,511
Young Grey Heron
The young one was straight over this morning. She must have been mid way through preening as one of her wing feathers was ready to dr...
#2,518
Day 2,518
Young Grey Heron
Only the young one and the youngest one around today. Nice to see the youngest one back. The young one met me at the gate then flew o...
#2,521
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...
#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...
#2,520
Day 2,520
Young Grey Heron
Oops I just noticed my streak was 10 which is a massive drop. Couldn't understand it until I checked and noticed I hadn't uploaded my...