I went for a walk earlier today hoping to find something interesting to photograph. Almost at the end of my walk with nothing photographed I saw this guy on the other side of the canal. They were hand held shots at maximum zoom so I was surprised to get some in reasonably good focus.
More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron
More info: http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/IrelandsBirds/GreyHeron/tabid/148/Default.aspx
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Photo taken with an HP D3500