David Element

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__________________________ Birds 9 - Grey Herons 1

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

                                      GREY HERON Ardea cinerea

• The above images of Grey Herons were taken in a south London park. These birds were particularly cooperative subjects and they behaved entirely naturally with the photographer standing 20-30 feet away. Numerous Three-spined Sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus were taken during the photo-sessions and the herons rarely missed their targets despite the difference in the refractive indices of air and water. The eponymous spines offered no protection against these remarkably efficient predators. Further images of this species are shown on Birds 2, Birds 16 and Birds 27.

Links to 'ARKive' species accounts:

• For further information about the Grey Heron use the following link: http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Ardea_cinerea/

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