New toy arrived yesterday so, with the wind finally died down and the sun out, I was keen to get to Ferry Meadows for a go. The first shot was taken at home before the sun came up and is of the heron that has taken to perching on the roofs here.
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXTEwzYK34ZZb507S450cKlKVulzrluZObSJc0hkFmJoe-YqcRkSawOrly5Kqe2AuEJRJMzJqlQwQOglRaVAVjAU78Ro8rX3rFaUmyGf_Rn3HccSOd5uVGrIX787UAvY7jUXC/s400/grey_heron_8feb11_768p_3718.jpg)
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnsOItpThba8GOd_ZBNmoVo65zxpfwY58hfJHVSCbU8TDePlAhyJo_BQklTERImzICECjtR0xAPt9ooP3ZKpBv5IStI2DuBO8UOy_TFzK8lsuleSbLouydcnrYGvx7AnyLjfB/s400/mute_swan_8feb11_768p_3745.jpg)
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Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Canon EOS 500D 70-300mm IS USM