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Afternoon visitor

Jacqueline29Jacqueline29 Posts: 393
in Wildlife gardening

Look who paid a visit in my garden this afternoon. The crows were having a go at him, dive bombing him/her, but he/she just stayed put. Even my little cat was watching from the kitchen window, probably thinking to herself "that is one big bird"....

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Are there local fish around? They are good photos.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Fire said:
    Are there local fish around? They are good photos.
    Or frogs?  or even slugs?   

    I imagine he has a family to feed ......... herons are my favourite birds  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited June 2018
    Maybe I should have a trained heron to attend to the slugs, like ducks.  😃
  • Jacqueline29Jacqueline29 Posts: 393
    Yes I have some fantail goldfish in a pond, but they are protected with a net. And we have a park just over the road from us, with about 3 pairs of herons that have nested in the middle of the lake. I have seen them flying over the house quite a bit recently. 
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    What a beautiful bird.  You know you're doing well for wildlife when you've got something like that in your garden!  
    Utah, USA.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Well ... now we know why he's in your garden.



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Blue, I think it was wildlife in the shape of goldfish. We get herons that come and sit on the shed and stalk next door's carp.
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    He is beautiful. I would like to have him visiting. 



    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

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