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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Thirteen Grey Herons sit it out on the ice waitng for the thaw.

alcessa said...: Poor herons :-(

There's a small French town on the Rhine (in Alsace) where around 50 storks gathered last year, deciding to winter here... I guess they couldn't have known this winter was going to be a real one ...

In a nearby lake we saw two great northern divers (loons)! We couldn't believe our eyes - that these polar birds should forget all about north and south, too ... :-); 6:37 pm
donsands said...: We have Blue Herons here on the Chesapeake Bay.

I love seeing them, and watching them in flight, and every once in a while watch them feed on fish in the shallow part of the Miles River.

Nice pic.; 9:18 pm
simon said...: does that mean they are stuck? I guess I dont understand such cold, I mean birds die of thirst here.. amazing; 9:47 pm
Ted M. Gossard said...: I wonder if this is something they are not accustomed to. And I wonder if their own survival is in doubt here.; 2:59 am
Craver Vii said...: You should offer them a nice, hot, frothy cup of coffee while they wait for the thaw.

I'm sorry, I saw that yummy cuppa joe from a previous post, and I'm fixated on coffee right now. It looked reeeeeealy good!; 7:43 pm
simon said...: mate- its heathrow to Euston station and then on to Lancaster? right?.. bring on the 2nd april!!!; 10:20 pm
Herrad said...: Hi Jim,
What a wonderful photo of the herons.
Really pleased I found your blog just now.
I nitend to visit often.
Have a good day tomorroew.
Keep warm.
Love,
Herrad; 9:08 pm