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Grey Heron

Grey
9 Feb 2025

Grey

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It was another deeply grey day, but I can only be stuck at home for so long before I start tunnelling out under the floors, so when R went off to Stratford this afternoon (nowhere in Evesham having been able … Continued

Ardea cinerea, Avon, Avonbank Gardens, bird, Grey Heron, river, riverbank, Stratford upon Avon
Lurker
26 Aug 2024

Lurker

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Despite having all the good equipment, yesterday’s mammoth gardening effort left me too tired today to want to do much. I pottered around with the camera for a while, but I couldn’t seem to apply myself even to that, and … Continued

Ardea cinerea, Avon, bird, Grey Heron, Lucys Mill, reed bed, river, Stratford upon Avon
Frothy
19 Aug 2024

Frothy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It was a dour kind of a day, but having no temptation to go out hunting inverts this afternoon did at least mean that I got a lot of other things done around the house. Shortening my to-do list didn’t … Continued

Ardea cinerea, Avon, bird, Grey Heron, river, Stratford upon Avon, Stratford Weir, weir
Losing the toss
20 Jul 2024

Losing the toss

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Stratford this morning, for the first time in a while, for walking, coffee, and cake. We were heading back towards Old Town on the south side of the river when we saw this heron standing … Continued

Ardea cinerea, Avon, bird, fish, Grey Heron, Lucys Mill, predation, predator, prey, river, Stratford upon Avon, Stratford Weir, weir
Heronry
4 Feb 2024

Heronry

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

As we walked along the south bank of the river in Stratford yesterday R and I were commenting on the fact that neither of us had seen a Grey Heron on the Avon recently, and R asked if I thought … Continued

Ardea cinerea, bird, Charlecote, Grey Heron, heronry, National Trust, NT Charlecote, park, tree
Stealthy
20 Dec 2023

Stealthy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After spending much of the morning planning meals and ordering Christmas food and drink I felt that I needed some bird therapy, so I headed for the nearest reliable birding site, which is Hillers at Dunnington. Usually reliable, that is. … Continued

Ardea cinerea, Avon, bankside vegetation, bird, Grey Heron, river, Stratford upon Avon
Flyover
6 Feb 2023

Flyover

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Oxfordshire | 0

I’ve been meaning to go over to Oxfordshire to take a look at RSPB Otmoor for several years now, without ever quite managing to get round to it. Today was gloriously sunny, though chilly, and I decided (figuratively) to break … Continued

Ardea cinerea, bird, flight, Grey Heron, Oxfordshire, reed bed, RSPB Otmoor
Bird on a stick
20 Jan 2023

Bird on a stick

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I always find that photos taken under artificial domestic lighting are a nightmare to get right, and having sent myself cross-eyed for most of the morning, processing images from B’s birthday party, by lunch time I was in desperate need … Continued

Ardea cinerea, bird, Croome, Grey Heron, National Trust, NT Croome, tree
Not a duck
16 Jun 2022

Not a duck

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

“Look over there,” I whispered to Baby B. “Can you see that big bird? Right over there, on the other side of the canal? He’s called a heron. He’s standing veeeery still – can you see? He wants his ninner, … Continued

30 days wild, Ardea cinerea, bird, canal, Cardiff, Forest Farm nature reserve, Glamorganshire Canal, Grey Heron, nature reserve
Balance
29 Nov 2021

Balance

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

There’s a story about a yoga master, who was visiting a zoo with some of his students, pointing at a flamingo that was asleep on one leg with its head tucked under its wing and asking if they thought they … Continued

Ardea cinerea, bird, Blackweir, Cardiff, Grey Heron, river, rock, Taff, Wales

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