Heron on the towpath

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The photograph on this page of Heron on the towpath by Rob Farrow as part of the Geograph project.

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Heron on the towpath

Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 21 Jun 2015

This heron was beside the canal eyeing up his next meal in the water until our narrowboat came along - he was quite bold and waited until the prow of our boat was almost level with him before he bottled out and trotted along the towpath in the opposite direction to that we were travelling.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.344456
Longitude
-2.300737