It is the Water of Leith. My guess is he was about 50 feet away.David Kilpatrick wrote:Can't get that close to Kelso heron - they are pretty canny about standing across 100 feet of Tweed, or in the middle of jungle-overgrown bits of the Teviot just before it runs into the Junction Pool. I guess that is Water of Leith?
Great Blue Heron
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Re: Great Blue Heron
Re: Great Blue Heron
I think we'd call it a lake in the UK!jcoffin wrote:This morning there was a Great Blue Heron by the pond behind the house.
Heres a one i got at a local nature reserve/park (cheating I know)

Where i live the estate ajoins the whistable marshes and you often see these guys around. Unfortunately one or more has visited my pond and made close aquaintances with some of my fish. The huge wet footprints were a bit of a giveaway:-)
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