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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 streak
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Duck
A tufted duck on our walk that day.
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Day 1,868
Morag
Another Morag shot
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Day 1,870
Lochend
A view of Arthur's seat from the Loch
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Day 1,881
Morag
Yet another
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Day 1,911
Robin
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Day 2,015
Black-headed gull on ice
I think it is a bit premature in changing to it's summer plumage!
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Day 2,026
Swan
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Day 2,030
Coot
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Day 2,041
Swan
The young Heron was nowhere to be seen today. I think they both take off to one of the Lochs in Holyrood Park from time to time. It may be back....
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Mallard Duck
At the shore today
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Canada Goslings
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Day 2,165
Newhaven Lighthouse
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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
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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...
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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 2,354
swan
No young heron today, She didn't appear. A Cygnet instead.
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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 2,451
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...
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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 2,472
Young Grey Heron
The young heron flew over to the grass gave herself a shake and fluffed up her feathers before eating. Since the chicks have fledged...
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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...
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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...
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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...