Flight of the Heron

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:37:54 +0000

Seen only a few kilometres from our home on one of our local lock-down walks. In fact I saw the heron on the wall of this old cotton mill first (see Pip) before seeing it in flight above its usual waterway haunt just at the other side of this mill.(See pip2 –this mill is the one on the left). We see quite a few near here now and I like both of these heron pictures as I hope you do.

Grey herons are unmistakeable: tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathering. They can stand with their neck stretched out, looking for food, or hunched down with their neck bent over their chest. Food: Lots of fish, but also small birds such as ducklings, small mammals like voles and amphibians. They can be seen around any kind of water - garden ponds, lakes, rivers and even on estuaries. Sometimes, grey herons circle high up into the sky and can be mistaken for large birds of prey.

Length:90-98cm, Wingspan: 175-195cm,

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nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:37:55 +0000

Herb Riddle has posted:

We think this is the same heron as the one seen flying a short time before on the previous page (see Pip). Seen on a wall belonging to an old cotton mills during one of our recent local lock-down walks. I was going to have this one here just as a PiP but I think you will agree he’s (?) a bit too impressive for simply being delegated to that pip position.

The winter Pip shows the area at the other side of this mill as I took the flight shot and shows the herons usual habitat.

See previous photo for more info.

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Flight of the Heron

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