Hopeful Heron at Hawick
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Hopeful Heron at Hawick
Image: © Richard Dorrell Taken: 14 Jan 2011
The level of the Stilrig Water in Hawick is higher than normal, swollen by the melting of recent heavy snowfall. The heron pictured here is presumably hoping to snatch a morsel from the fast-flowing river.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.420791
Longitude
-2.78751