Gray Heron, Ardea cinerea
Gray Heron, 12/9/09, Clissold Park, London, UK

This heron was a regular visitor at the west pond of Clissold Park during the cold and snowy
December days while I stayed nearby in Islington.
Gray Heron, 12/22/09, Clissold Park, London, UK
Gray Heron at nest, with two chicks, 5/14/11, Regent's Park, London
And then in the very different weather of May 2011, a pair of Gray Herons nested virtually at eye level out in the open on the island in the main lake at Regent's Park, drawing photographers from all over Britain.
Gray Heron, with chick, adding to nest, 5/9/11, Regent's Park, London
Gray Heron, flying, 5/6/11, Regent's Park, London