Loves birds, wildlife, walking and cats. Also interested in neurodiversity, dyspraxia and mental healthhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mtvaad5olk2rGrey heron hunting by one of the boathouses at Hyde Park in London. #birds @everyheron.bsky.social25 Aug 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvaad5olk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mtt3vwbbo22xSome close encounters with herring gulls during a north Wales holiday a few weeks ago. They are very ‘in your face’ and one snatched half of my cheese sandwich! #birds24 Aug 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt3vwbbo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mtehijiiu226Last week at St James’s Park in London, 4 of the great white pelicans were fishing together, an unusual sight but apparently effective. A grey heron fished by itself and was also successful. The two species politely ignored each other. #birds @everyheron.bsky.social18 Aug 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtehijiiu226https://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3msxzkpiz3s2pTo mark @everyheron.bsky.social’s 10th anniversary here is a heron in Kensington Gardens in London. Today is the hottest day of the year and the bird is ‘sunbathing’ to encourage parasites to come to the surface. It’s also gular fluttering - vibrating throat tissues with its beak open, to cool down13 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzkpiz3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3msbrrgvq6c2qA visit to WWT London: Bob the heron arrived at exactly 2pm for the otters’ feeding time. Another heron could just be seen among the Australian pelicans and a third was sunbathing near the white storks. Herons know where to get their food! @adamlittle.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky.social #birds04 Aug 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbrrgvq6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mrxbl76gkk2hFor #BirdOfTheDay, here is a grey heron at the Italian Gardens, Kensington Gardens, London. This bird was moving between the various ponds in the Gardens, regularly finding fish. #birds31 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbl76gkk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mrtujiosi22sSt James’s Park, London. The heron on the bridge was on duty again and was having a preen to maintain the highest level of smartness @everyheron.bsky.social Also spotted was a pochard mother with her duckling #birds30 Jul 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtujiosi22shttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mrcivm3hy22gGrey heron on guard on the bridge to Duck Island, St James’s Park, London. No one gets past that sharp beak. @everyheron.bsky.social #birds23 Jul 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcivm3hy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mpq2ke3uxk2lCattle on Port Meadow in Oxford. The meadow is an unimproved area of grazing land bordering the Thames. Cattle and horses graze the meadow, taking very little notice of humans. These animals were enjoying a cooling walk in the river03 Jul 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq2ke3uxk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3modzvxeqi22mI had a good view of this grey heron at the Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens in London. It fished in the ponds, completely ignoring us humans #birds @everyheron.bsky.social15 Jun 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3modzvxeqi22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mnziy7ylhc22I was really pleased to see this swan family with 7 cygnets at Green Park Village Lake in Reading. One of them tried to climb on Mum’s back but is far too big now! #birds11 Jun 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnziy7ylhc22https://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mnjkw2zrjk2iSilver-studded blue butterfly, Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales. These pretty butterflies are rare nationally but common on the Great Orme.05 Jun 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjkw2zrjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mmwj6ms57c23Canada Goose family with 6 goslings, Kennet & Avon Canal, Reading. The parents had led their youngsters to a grassy bank to feed. While I was watching them, I could hear a cuckoo calling in the background #birds28 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwj6ms57c23https://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mm4rpn4c222vHandsome (and he knows it!) male Mandarin duck, Whiteknights Lake, University of Reading #birds18 May 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4rpn4c222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mln5mktr222eThe first cygnets I have seen this year. They are so sweet and fluffy. Chelmsford, Essex. #birds12 May 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mln5mktr222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3ml5wz6k7x22gGreylag goose family, River Thames, Reading. The little goslings are slowly getting bigger #birds06 May 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5wz6k7x22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mknvcd47i22rIt’s gosling season again! Cute greeny-yellow balls of fluff Canada and greylag goslings, River Thames, Reading #birds29 Apr 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknvcd47i22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mk5gq5raxs2sWhile I was in Hyde Park (London) last week, I had a great heron experience near the small heronry at Serpentine Island. I saw around 9, including some punky-haired youngsters born here a few weeks ago #birds @everyheron.bsky.social23 Apr 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5gq5raxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mj753n6knc2fMy pretty cat Caisley came to inspect me on the sofa yesterday evening #caturday11 Apr 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj753n6knc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mj4lffts6s2zPretty white pigeon, Kensington Gardens, London @theroyalparks.bsky.social #birds10 Apr 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4lffts6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3micdjwb74c25I checked in on my local swans a couple of weeks and was surprised that Mr Swan clambered up the bank where I was standing. River Thames, Caversham. I’m hoping the pair will nest. #birds30 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3micdjwb74c25https://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mhuhzbqq7s2kTwo well hidden Reading herons hunting for food. The first one is at Whiteknights Lake, at the University of Reading, the second on a stream at View Island on the Thames. #birds @everyheron.bsky.social25 Mar 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuhzbqq7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mhhwddtiuk25I may have misjudged the mood of this domestic/greylag goose. It wasn’t at all pleased to see me. On the contrary, it was quite angry. River Thames, Reading #birds20 Mar 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhwddtiuk25https://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mhcwy63yl22dGrey heron at the new development at Green Park village in Reading. Herons are quick to take advantage of new fishing opportunities #birds @everyheron.bsky.social18 Mar 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcwy63yl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mhae4h5ivc2sSome birds I saw on the River Thames at Henley in Oxfordshire the other day: male Egyptian goose; cormorant in smart breeding plumage; 3 mallard ducks which were swimming around together. The female and the nearest male are slightly paler than usual #birds17 Mar 2026 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhae4h5ivc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mgrbopze4c2eThere is just one black swan in Hyde Park in London, and here he is preening alongside his mute swan friend #birds11 Mar 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrbopze4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mgfvq3tgb22hA few birds I saw in Hyde Park in London on Monday which was much sunnier than today! Black swan; a fierce looking lesser black-backed gull; a pretty stock dove which kept walking round me #birds06 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfvq3tgb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mg5afl5snc2hGrey herons in Hyde Park in London yesterday. Someone was feeding them fishy treats, which led to a flappy dispute. #birds @everyheron.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5afl5snc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mflrptavx22qBirds at Whiteknights Campus at the University of Reading yesterday: robin on top of a pole; Egyptian goose family, and the growing goslings in a warming clump; great crested grebe behind a tufted duck #birds24 Feb 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflrptavx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/iangrebe.bsky.social/post/3mf3dfdpydc2uTwo herons at WWT Barnes last Saturday: Bob the famous heron from the otters’ pen, and a younger heron who appears to be sunbathing. Feels a bit early in the year for that. I think I can also see another heron in the background to photo 2. @adamlittle.bsky.social @everyheron.bsky .social #birds17 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:3zooa67k6voqdpy65hog4txl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3dfdpydc2u