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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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#2,439
Day 2,439
Young Grey Heron
The young Heron was waiting on top of the dovecote again. As soon as she saw me she flew down to the park entrance. The extra filet s...
#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...
#2,555
Day 2,555
Grey Heron
The older female Heron was the first over to the edge of the loch today, the youngest one tried to come over but was chased away. The young...
#2,665
Day 2,665
Morag
Thank you for the lovely welcome back. I did miss Tookapic and popped back for a look regularly. I have decided to post a shot of Morag today. I...
#2,668
Day 2,668
Grey Heron
I meant to post this yesterday (3/8) There were 2 Heron over the little female (pictured) and the adult male. They both had a reasonable fe...
#2,705
Day 2,705
Grey heron and Canadian geese
There were no heron today at the entrance. I made my way to the clearing but there was nothing there either. The geese w...
#2,795
Day 2,795
Grey Heron
There were 5 heron today 4 regulars were watching from the roofs and swooped down as I entered the park. The male was waiting at the cleari...
#2,835
Day 2,835
There were 8 heron today. They 6 were waiting on the slope for a change. I could not see the little female at first until she flew over and chase the...
#2,837
Day 2,837
Grey Heron
There were 11 heron today. Most of them were on the slope but the little female and an adult male met me at the gate had a feed then flew o...
#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...
#2,903
Day 2,903
Grey Heron
There were 5 Heron today. The little female, the adult male (pictured), the young male with the dark patch (not seen him for a while) and t...
#2,920
Day 2,920
Grey Heron
There were 5 Heron today. Three off them flew down from the tenement roof and landed in a grassy quadrangle beside the traffic lights. I co...
#70
Day 70
Snapshots from the edge
#october #friday #afternoon
#123
Day 123
Edinburgh Christmas
I think this is Edinburgh's best dressed building at Christmas. #afternoon #tuesday #christmas #december #theme-light
#132
Day 132
Squirrel
A squirrel having a snack! #thursday #afternoon #december
#149
Day 149
Female Tufted Duck
I'd have say that these are probably one of my favourite ducks. I like the little tufted "hair style" and the metallic looking beak...
#159
Day 159
Edinburgh Noir
A shot on the way home tonight. Unfortunately I only had my compact with me but I quite like it. #evening #wednesday #january
#175
Day 175
Female Tufted Duck
Not very inspired just now. Probably the weather! #friday #afternoon #january
#277
Day 277
Common Tern
#afternoon #tuesday #may
#307
Day 307
Lighthouse
A quick stretch shot of the lighthouse #thursday #night #june
#321
Day 321
Tern and Chick
The Tern are nesting on an old quay This one has made it's "nest" in a rotted beam. I was rewarded with a view of one of the chicks! A...
#325
Day 325
Herring Gull
A quick gull shot today! #afternoon #monday #june
#341
Day 341
Swan
Wow only 25 more shots to go! #afternoon #wednesday #july