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strawboss
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02-10-2005, 01:19 PM

A great blue heron

Maya and I surprised one this summer
while on a walk
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02-10-2005, 01:37 PM
what a great pic
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02-10-2005, 05:15 PM
They are amazing aren't they doesn't matter how many times we see them we have to stop and look,they fly over our house quite a lot,the other day I saw three flying together,never seen that before.
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02-10-2005, 08:01 PM
What a fantastic photo, just looks like it posing especially for you
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02-10-2005, 08:28 PM
Thanks, no one was more surprised than me !
They're normally so shy, whats more the little hunter was
so busy sniffing doggie P-mails she didn't even notice....
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02-10-2005, 08:59 PM
For the first time ever I saw a Heron killed in the road near our house a few weeks ago, think the Foxes got a treat that night! Beautiful birds.
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02-10-2005, 09:10 PM
lovely picture and nice to see it wild
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02-10-2005, 09:37 PM
Originally Posted by Fred
lovely picture and nice to see it wild
Wild yes, and in the middle of the city!
Picture was taken at the arbouretum early one morning
when most sane people are still in bed! :smt015
We have large greenbelts around & through the city.
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02-10-2005, 09:53 PM
hi strawboss i just looked at where you live i was in Canada Alberta and british columbia for one year and we had a lot of wild life as well as you say in the city fantastic
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03-10-2005, 04:07 PM
Originally Posted by strawboss
Maya and I surprised one this summer
while on a walk

What a great photo

We often see the resident one near us, but as soon as I get close enough to take a piccie, he fly's away
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