19 Herons, one photo !

[dseered]

Got a tip off this morning so I thought I would go and investigate - look what I found !

 

[sawman]

Saw something similar once just on the edge of St Andrews. Think they were there for the golf!

 

[oldgit]

you dont see that too often

 

[hairy]

 

[j.palmer]

ive seen something like this when they drege the dykes in the marsh but nothing like this.

jason

 

[dseered]

Got some more, I stuggled to get far enough back with the 100-400 !
Give me a few mins, Imageshack is messing me around !

 

[dunedin]

Saw something similar once just on the edge of St Andrews. Think they were there for the golf!

There was a small heronry their where you saw them.

 

[dseered]

Sorry about the quality, I was a bit overwhelmed and didn't know which of the damn things to follow when they took flight !

 

[dseered]

Last one....

 

[Tooler]

Saw something similar once just on the edge of St Andrews. Think they were there for the golf!

Ha

Been to a similar match at fulham.

I'm sure I counted 20 (1 behind the sheep)?

Still more than the cottage has held since 1996.

 

[dseered]

It was my Mum that called, I think she said there had been upwards of 30 when she went past !

 

[Jophotography]

WOW, i've never seen so many herons in my life!

 

[LCPete]

thats amazing I've never seen more than a couple together
Pete

 

[Cuddy]

Grand capture.

 

[King of Groove]

Amazing to see so many Herons together. Perhaps they had some sort of meet?!

 

[purpleclouds]

Wow...most Ive seen is about 8 or 9!! Reminds me of when I saw 22 cormorants roosting in a tree....not bad seeing as how previously Id only seen them flying over head

 

[dseered]

I did actually go over the other side aswell in the vain hope they may come back, as I was in a bright red jacket with a long white lens it was always going to be a longshot, they didn't return

 

[nic bike]

I saw 3 herons and 8 cormorants down at the weir in chester but nothing as amazing as what you have seen!

 

[Benroy]

Wow, never seen anything like that before, nicely captured.
Looks like they were taken near to Dallam Tower?

 

[dseered]

Wow, never seen anything like that before, nicely captured.
Looks like they were taken near to Dallam Tower?

 

[dseered]

One more from last weekend, I like this one

 

[staffitaxi]

I saw something similar in a field next to Levens Hall in Cumbria once.

No river or stream in the field. Very strange. I wondered if they were after frogs?

 

[Gremlin]

OK so that's where all my Herons have gone, nice shots

 

[Sadlybrokeboy]

It's unusual to see so many Herons in one spot - they're normally solitary birds, unless it's to breed or roost!!

I wonder if as stafftaxi says, they're after frogs or something - there any ponds close by?

Thanks for sharing!

Matt

 

[andy jc]

very rare to see so many herons in one go ive seen one or two but not this many

 

[dseered]

I saw something similar in a field next to Levens Hall in Cumbria once.

No river or stream in the field. Very strange. I wondered if they were after frogs?

Well you will be happy to know that they still hang out there late afternoon, absolute nightmare to try and capture a shot of them though, got a dog and walk along the pavement, not a second glance from the Herons, stop and look, again not a glance - raise the camera and they are off !