tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2423964838352030778..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A heronUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1104252827062179282021-05-18T01:24:07.967-07:002021-05-18T01:24:07.967-07:00That's funny. I think they are quite graceful ...That's funny. I think they are quite graceful on land. The take-off and landing needs a bit of work done on it though.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35053418691916906552021-05-18T01:23:00.715-07:002021-05-18T01:23:00.715-07:00I have a lot of useless bits of information cloggi...I have a lot of useless bits of information clogging up my brain.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35736699397364744142021-05-17T16:16:43.168-07:002021-05-17T16:16:43.168-07:00We have great herons here. I love to watch them li...We have great herons here. I love to watch them lifting those long legs as they wade. Such ungainly creatures on the ground, but when they lift off, it is a whole 'nuther story. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48593833277698567902021-05-17T15:11:02.417-07:002021-05-17T15:11:02.417-07:00Thank you for the detail about the fringe on bucks...Thank you for the detail about the fringe on buckskin jackets, never knew it had a function. This fact will now be stored away amongst the hoards of nuggets of useless information filling my brain.Sansthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830251370050922342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33963656280923658012021-05-17T01:08:28.252-07:002021-05-17T01:08:28.252-07:00I imagine they could give you a nasty peck if they...I imagine they could give you a nasty peck if they needed to.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75013387522489031222021-05-17T01:07:44.449-07:002021-05-17T01:07:44.449-07:00I wonder how long they live. A gull can carry on f...I wonder how long they live. A gull can carry on for 35 years if it's lucky.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10186726157083065382021-05-17T01:06:48.089-07:002021-05-17T01:06:48.089-07:00Yes, marsh creatures seem to generate mystery.Yes, marsh creatures seem to generate mystery.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88688441897505634062021-05-17T01:05:59.100-07:002021-05-17T01:05:59.100-07:00I see them land on a small lake near me a lot. The...I see them land on a small lake near me a lot. The approach is full of tree hazards, like certain airports and high rise buildings.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14911476100051274892021-05-17T01:04:49.833-07:002021-05-17T01:04:49.833-07:00You are welcome back. I have heard references to y...You are welcome back. I have heard references to you so I popped over to yours last night too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63928936910722664252021-05-17T01:03:49.033-07:002021-05-17T01:03:49.033-07:00My mother went through her whole life never having...My mother went through her whole life never having seen a kingfisher.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53085415668867146932021-05-17T01:03:04.923-07:002021-05-17T01:03:04.923-07:00A view of a heron rather than a heron's view.A view of a heron rather than a heron's view.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70943057679181928142021-05-17T01:02:31.254-07:002021-05-17T01:02:31.254-07:00We were looking down on it, but that was an unusua...We were looking down on it, but that was an unusual viewpoint. There is a whole generation who never used celluloid film and never had to meet under the clock in town.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2038309286507200902021-05-17T01:00:32.188-07:002021-05-17T01:00:32.188-07:00There are plenty of photos of herons out there.There are plenty of photos of herons out there.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38321754581495785742021-05-17T00:58:16.038-07:002021-05-17T00:58:16.038-07:00We get herons on the nearby River Lea. There is on...We get herons on the nearby River Lea. There is one that is quite " tame" and I have been within a couple of yards and it doesn't fly away! Beautiful creatures.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45603524409864508562021-05-17T00:20:48.874-07:002021-05-17T00:20:48.874-07:00There is something very old and magical about hero...There is something very old and magical about herons, we have one around here in the fields, and he must be rather old because his feathers look tattered and raggedy.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43188308996890758522021-05-16T23:55:43.423-07:002021-05-16T23:55:43.423-07:00It obviously made a deep impression, Tom. Your des...It obviously made a deep impression, Tom. Your description was almost poetry. I see quite a few herons when quietly cycling over Romney Marsh. The dykes and ditches attract them for the fish.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48210872720309897272021-05-16T17:06:25.233-07:002021-05-16T17:06:25.233-07:00And if you every have opportunity to watch once fl...And if you every have opportunity to watch once fly away, you will be transfixed. A slow, running take off, then slow uplift from giant wings and then an arrow, from bill to feet, in flight.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81471692952516911832021-05-16T12:47:12.198-07:002021-05-16T12:47:12.198-07:00Love herons - one of my favourite birds. Their cro...Love herons - one of my favourite birds. Their crouch reminds me of those black and white movies of American gumshoes waiting outside apartment blocks, collars turned up in the rain... <br />And when they start to fly it takes them so long to get going, as if they are saying , oh must I... here we go I suppose... like the old guy who trudges round to our local shop to but his paper... funny analogy I know, but it's what they remind me of.<br />Not quite sure how I ended up at your blog, but hello nonetheless.., I'll pop back sometime soon.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-582664708159250702021-05-16T12:45:48.311-07:002021-05-16T12:45:48.311-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17872539261112986812021-05-16T11:54:07.996-07:002021-05-16T11:54:07.996-07:00It is breathtaking to witness something like that....It is breathtaking to witness something like that. You were truly fortunategzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3070434435219622772021-05-16T10:14:12.913-07:002021-05-16T10:14:12.913-07:00I had a déja vu moment upon seeing the post headin...I had a déja vu moment upon seeing the post heading. I wondered what I was going to read about seeing as he visited you here last night. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13484647220478777832021-05-16T10:03:27.889-07:002021-05-16T10:03:27.889-07:00A portrait painting of the heron as you described ...A portrait painting of the heron as you described it would be fantastic. I can see it framed just thinking about it. There are individuals that seem to prefer their phones over and above everything else. A sign of the times?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28628326545930343052021-05-16T08:28:44.042-07:002021-05-16T08:28:44.042-07:00I’d have liked to have seen a photo !!!! XXXXI’d have liked to have seen a photo !!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74565043431713356882021-05-16T06:30:39.016-07:002021-05-16T06:30:39.016-07:00Herons are magnificent birds. You were wise to lea...Herons are magnificent birds. You were wise to leave your phone in your pocket and to spend time just observing it instead. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83297096556176988182021-05-16T05:03:48.035-07:002021-05-16T05:03:48.035-07:00Yes, and they have a squark which sounds primeval ...Yes, and they have a squark which sounds primeval too. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com