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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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Water colour
A flipped reflection #theme-golden
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Young Grey Heron
The young heron was waiting for me again today at the same spot. Someone had just thrown a load of bread nearby and the gulls were go...
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Young Grey Heron
The young Heron was waiting on the grass for me. She was right in the middle of the fallen leaves and I knew that would make it hard...
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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...
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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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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...
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Grey Herons
A split photo today of the two herons. Mrs D accompanied me this morning to see the young heron. She had never witnessed the heron flying...
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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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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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Grey Heron lunch club
This is a shot containing the full Heron gang! The top left is the older female below her is the youngest one, probably last yea...
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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...
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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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Grey Heron
You will notice that this is not the young one today. Unfortunately she didn't show up today (neither did the youngest one). Doesn't happen...
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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...
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Day 2,557
Things were a bit chaotic today when I entered the park I thought the young one was waiting for me on top of the dovecote. However as I got closer and...
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Young Grey Heron
Confusing day today. The young one and the older female came over to the waters edge this morning. The dog walkers were all sitting a...
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Young Grey Heron
The young one flew down and met me on the grass near the loch. She had a good feed then headed to the water. I had given the crows an...
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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...
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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...
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Young Grey Heron
The young one flew to meet me this morning she stood until I drew level (I noticed how much bigger she is compared to when I first sa...
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Day 2,654
Stormy weather
The forecast stormy weather moved in today. Not quite as bad as the forecast said but definitely very wet and wintery. Glad we had our...
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Grey Heron
It was not as wet today, but still very overcast. When I got to the loch I made my way to the viewing platform. The Little female (pictured...
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Grey Heron
Last visit for a week. Quite sad to be leaving them but we really need a break. The young male was watching for me from the roof of a tenem...
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Grey Heron
After one of the coldest nights of the year, so far, I was not really surprised to see 3 heron watching for me from the Tenement roof. When...