Heron resting by the Handbridge mill race
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Heron resting by the Handbridge mill race
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 24 Nov 2017
Standing on one leg with his head retracted this heron seems to be resting in the afternoon sun after a morning's fishing. He is standing on the wall that divides the old mill race from the salmon steps, alongside the River Dee weir.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.186257
Longitude
-2.886937