It stood there for a while keeping one eye on the pond and the other on me. In the end it decided there was no free meal and took off.
A bit on the blurry side but gives a good impression of just how long their wings are. From this photograph it appears to me that there is a double layer of feathers under part of each wing.
It must be very difficult in the weather conditions we have been experiencing for birds such as Kingfishers and Herons to find the food they need.
That stopped his game then John.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly did Roy.
ReplyDeleteHe does look fed up in the first lol
ReplyDeleteIt might get a bit expensive if you have to keep fish on the menu for that bird! It's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteHe's a persistent one!
ReplyDeleteLovely bird!
ReplyDeleteWhat might have happened ....
ReplyDeleteA heron named Harry was wishing
He’d learned the fine art of ice fishing,
For here and beyond
There was ice on each pond,
With nary a fishtail a-swishing.
He saw a few holes, which was thrilling!
Perhaps they were left from John’s drilling.
He had to admit
That his beak wouldn’t fit
And to foot the whole bill would be chilling.
He stood on the edge looking wistful
Pretending his mouth held a fistful ~
An instinctual drive
He decided to dive ~
Upended and stuck in the midstful!
I should think he was Keith. Food must be hard to come by at the moment.
ReplyDeleteIt would Mick. At something like three feet tall I would imagine it needs a fair amount of food each day.
ReplyDeleteVery true Frank. The village must be his local patch as I see him /her most days flying around here.
ReplyDeleteIt is Wilma. At about three feet tall it is the largest visitor I get.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Glo. Thank you so much once again.
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