Tuesday, January 21, 2020

A Heron, Three Ways


When I was at the Heath on Sunday, I came across this grey heron sitting on a branch above one of the ponds. I got to photograph it from different angles as I walked.


I think it was just hanging out and enjoying the sun, like I was!


According to Wikipedia, 400 roasted herons were served to guests when the new Archbishop of York was installed in 1465. Good Lord! And also, yuck. I bet a heron is a gamey bird.
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17 comments:

  1. gzJanuary 21, 2020 at 6:58 AM

    I should think that heron is a fishy bird!
    Lovely shots of a patient bird

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  2. eJanuary 21, 2020 at 7:05 AM

    Beautiful photos but I don't think I would eat herons either.

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  3. Steve ReedJanuary 21, 2020 at 9:31 AM

    GZ: Fishy, yes! Does that count as gamey?

    E: I'd have to be pretty hungry!

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  4. jenny_oJanuary 21, 2020 at 10:02 AM

    With the reflections, maybe your title could be "A Heron, FIVE ways"! Those captures are wonderful.

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  5. Yorkshire PuddingJanuary 21, 2020 at 10:49 AM

    London's herons have got attitude. They are far less skittish than herons I occasionally encounter here in the barbarian lands of Up North. Perhaps they think that I look like The Archbishop of York!

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  6. Ms. MoonJanuary 21, 2020 at 1:57 PM

    It boggles my mind to think of herons in London but there you go!
    The thought of eating one turns my stomach but dietary habits are probably extremely culturally based.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2020 at 2:49 PM

    Love seeing the herons there. The photo with reflection is beautiful. I think people will pretty much eat anything.

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  8. RedJanuary 21, 2020 at 3:17 PM

    Their taste must have been very different 500 years ago.

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  9. SharonJanuary 21, 2020 at 3:19 PM

    Beautiful birds. It never would have occurred to me that anyone would eat one.

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  10. ellen abbottJanuary 21, 2020 at 3:24 PM

    that's a great blue heron. I imagine people ate whatever they could catch 500 years ago. and they were probably more plentiful back then too.

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  11. Linda SueJanuary 21, 2020 at 4:09 PM

    wonderful shots! Herons are good sports and will hold still for long minutes at a time. There is a heron sanctuary just down the street. we are asked to NOT harass them.,especially when the babies are still in the nests, birders are respectful but tourists are not.

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  12. CatalystJanuary 21, 2020 at 5:06 PM

    Love those photos, especially the last one with the reflection.

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  13. Edna BJanuary 21, 2020 at 5:47 PM

    It's a beautiful bird. I love the photos. The last shot with the reflection is awesome. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.

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  14. SabineJanuary 21, 2020 at 5:49 PM

    Beautiful bird. And well spotted and photographed.

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  15. The BugJanuary 21, 2020 at 6:02 PM

    Gorgeous photos!

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  16. TaraJanuary 21, 2020 at 11:14 PM

    Herons are plentiful where I lived in California. We were under a major fly zone and had a great piece of wetlands set aside for the birds. Always a great place to photograph. I like these photos very much, especially the silhouette. As for eating those birds, I think not.

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  17. PenelopeJanuary 22, 2020 at 1:14 AM

    I like the Algonquin legends about herons. They always look as though they know a wonderful secret. We have a wonderful bird refuge south of here on the Idaho border. Red Rocks Lake Nation Wildlife Refuge. If you ever get to Montana, don't fail to see this fabulous place.

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