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Grey Heron Posing
Grey Heron Posing

Statistics
Length: 94cm
Wingspan: 1.8m
Weight: 1.5kg
Average lifespan: 5 years
Conservation status
Common. Classified in the UK as Green under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015).
When to see
January to December
Herons are often seen stood as still as a statue on their long thin legs in shallow waters of ponds and lakes patiently waiting for their next meal to swim by. These tall birds spend most of their time alone feeding mainly on fish but can be tempted by the occasional tasty mole! When feeling particularly lazy the heron will visit gardens with ponds for a quick and easy snack. Make sure you look out for these incredible birds in flight, their slow-flapping wings and long legs held out behind make them hard to miss .
The heron is an easily recognised, grey-backed bird, with long legs, a long, white neck, bright yellow bill and a black eyestripe that continues as long, drooping feathers down the neck. Flies with its long legs stretched out, but its neck pulled in.
Found throughout town and countryside, on canals, ponds, lakes and rivers across the UK.
Herons nest in colonies called 'Heronries', often in the top of trees. Here, they make their large, ungainly nests out of twigs and lay 3-4 eggs. The young will fledge from the nest after about one and half months.

And as for this character , well spotted and captured at The Boating Pond in Bushy Park and was completely oblivious of The Dying Gull going in all directions on the pond ( please see my very recent post to view the Dying Gull ) .

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Taken on: February 11, 2022
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Camera: Canon EOS 77D, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 300mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 77D
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO: 250
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
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