Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

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Grey Heron The Grey Heron is a common waterside predator over much of Eurasia, eating fish, crustaceans, amphibians, small mammals and small birds.
Grey heron Young Heron
Grey heron Adult Heron
Grey heron He's got a neck, fishing here
Grey heron
Grey heron
Grey heron
The adult Grey Heron has a white head/neck, black eyebrows/pigtail and yellow bill.
Juvenile Grey heron
Young Grey heron
Sub-adult Grey heron
Young Grey Herons; unlike humans, with herons it's the young who have the grey heads.
Juvenile Grey heron in frost
Young Grey heron
Sub-adult Grey heron and ice
Young Herons on a frosty morning and the first ice of the season.
Grey heron in flight
Grey heron in flight
Grey heron with neck outstretched
In flight the heron usually has its neck tucked in (unlike cranes, storks and ibises which fly with their necks outstretched).
Grey heron nest
Grey heron nesting
Grey heron nesting
Herons usually nest high in trees, and usually in colonies of other herons. We assume the nest centre and right above was blown down into the water by a strong wind and the heron decided to continue to sit on her eggs (or chicks) rather than start again.