The chickens were alert and very wary and all the other birds in the garden sounded agitated. The reason was clear:
This heron was perched atop a tree in the next-door but one neighbour's garden.
Spring in the Garden
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Heron Alert
Prompted by the Garden Smallholder, I thought I would check if we had any eggs, but no. Amber did lay three at the beginning of the month, having laid nothing before that since the 12th January, so I thought it was possible. Anna and Bella are still a bit young. We probably have to wait another couple of weeks.
The chickens were alert and very wary and all the other birds in the garden sounded agitated. The reason was clear:
This heron was perched atop a tree in the next-door but one neighbour's garden.
The chickens were alert and very wary and all the other birds in the garden sounded agitated. The reason was clear:
This heron was perched atop a tree in the next-door but one neighbour's garden.
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What a handsome bird. Any fish ponds in the area?
ReplyDeleteThere are some small ponds, I'm not sure if they have fish in.
ReplyDeleteWe see a lot of Herons flying over, being so close to the River Ouse which pratically surrounds our village. Never seen one as close as this before, what a lovely sight (but not for the pond owners!).
ReplyDeleteSorry, should have said 'River Great Ouse'.
ReplyDeleteThere is a larger pond about a mile away, which has a resident heron, which is fairly tame. I doubt this is the same one, but it could be. We do see a heron flying over from time to time and sometimes they perch on the trees at the back, but they are a bit further away than this tree.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Karin!
ReplyDeleteKay :)
Thanks, Kay. I was lucky it was so close, although some sunshine would have improved it.
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