Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Herons

 As I walked by the Thames yesterday I spotted 3 grey herons.




This is the North bank of the River Thames near the old East India dock. The tide was out and the heron was not disturbed by people walking on the Thames Path. It probably knew we couldn't access the shoreline. Across the river is the O2 arena at Greenwich Peninsula. 
Not too far away is Bow Creek which flows into the river Thames with the buildings of Canning Town in the background. Two herons were hoping to catch something for lunch.
 

 



A not very good close up of the grey heron. They are a common sight in London these days.
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9 comments:

  1. hels12 November 2025 at 10:16

    Do the herons move around, depending on the seasons? I have never seen one.

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  2. jabblog12 November 2025 at 12:34

    The presence of herons presumably means that the river is clean enough to sustain edible life.

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  3. Amypie7112 November 2025 at 17:12

    Love Herons. We have the black ones and the white ones here.

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  4. Wendy12 November 2025 at 23:03

    There is one on our lake and we had one visit our garden a while back which I assumed was the one from the lake as it's so nearby.

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  5. Andrew13 November 2025 at 06:44

    That's a nice encounter with the birds.

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  6. doodles n daydreams14 November 2025 at 04:30

    great to see the herons, we have blue herons and white ones here.

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  7. Linda's Relaxing Lair14 November 2025 at 05:22

    What a magnificent sight. Beautiful ❤️

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  8. Lowcarb team member15 November 2025 at 00:35

    How lovely to see these herons.
    Enjoy your weekend.

    All the best Jan

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  9. diane b15 November 2025 at 00:48

    It is hard to get close ups of wild life with a phone. It is great to see such lovely birds in the city.

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