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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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Day 1,863
The Water of Leith
Just a look down the river.
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Day 1,881
Morag
Yet another
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Day 2,003
Grey Heron
The loch has still flooded it's banks but I did get round through the mud to the Heron.
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Day 1,895
London Road Gardens
Squirrel carving
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Day 1,910
Greylag Goose
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Day 2,026
Swan
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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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Day 2,064
Grey Heron
The Heron was back again! Sitting waiting on it's fish.
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Day 2,110
Coot and its young
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Day 2,124
Trouble on the loch
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Day 2,136
Morag
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Day 2,137
Young Heron
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Day 2,163
Fisherrow
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Day 2,165
Newhaven Lighthouse
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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....
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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 2,232
Morag
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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...
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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 2,471
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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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...
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Day 2,533
Young grey heron and older female
When I went to the loch this morning it was only the older female and the male who were around. They both flew over...
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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...
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Day 2,546
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...