Following the plough near Bourne, Lincolnshire
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Following the plough near Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 6 Jan 2009
Seagulls appear to have an inter-com system to alert each other whenever a tasty meal of grubs and worms is available from winter ploughing for hardly had the first furrow been turned on this field between Bourne and Dyke village than a flock of them had arrived to start feeding. They were closely followed by a dozen or so pied wagtails and even an odd magpie but the most surprising visitor was a grey heron which stayed around for an hour or more to enjoy the feast but always keeping its own company, flitting backwards and forwards as the tractor drove past, a solitary and stately bird but one never to miss a free meal. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.77973
Longitude
-0.365882