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Avocets on the attack no 2

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Posted by Paula Graham on June 8, 2007 at 2:00 PM
Avocets on the attack no 2
Heron still standing his ground.
Interesting to read from no.1 post that avocets can be such bullies, they look so fragile and a heron is so much bigger than they are.
I wonder if the avocets have started nests on the little island. They were mating and making scrapes.


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Posted by Justin on June 8, 2007 at 2:14 PM
Hi Paula,

A wonderful behavioural image to have captured.
Looks like they're certainly giving the heron a hard time.
A fine shot. :toast: :cool:
Posted by Brian McGeough on June 8, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Great shot, looks like they are surrounding him :toast:
Brian
Posted by David Taylor on June 8, 2007 at 5:10 PM
Again great focus on the heron, but my pereference would be to see more of its beak. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 9, 2007 at 3:09 AM
Nice one Paula :toast:
Must admitt it doesn't do as much for me as the first image though :wavey: :wavey: