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"Old Nog" (Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea)
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Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:51 am ]
Post subject:  "Old Nog" (Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea)
Have got a whole bunch of photos of Old Nog.......... so rather than stick them all in Top Ten Birds thought I'd start a new thread........

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01/01/2006
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:23 pm ]
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Taken this morning with the sun filtering through a slight mist/smog and bathing Old Nog...

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02/01/2006
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:53 am ]
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A close encounter with Old Nog..........

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02/01/2006
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:15 am ]
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Well........., there I was sitting on the end of the pier freezing to death, & who do you think came & sat next to me.............. (well 15" away).

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08/01/2006
Author:  HarryLi [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:28 pm ]
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Wow, wonderful picture. They must be considering you as one of them already. But please tell us more. If it is 15 in. away, how you can take this photo, you switched lens or added a close-up ring in a hurry.
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:29 pm ]
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Apologies Harry......... meant 15' away :oops: ....... 15" & he'd be nibbling my ear
Author:  zep [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:37 am ]
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Amazing shot! You can see the individual salt crystals glistening on its bill.
Author:  Lamma-Gung [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:51 am ]
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Wow, truly great shot of the "Lammaite of the Day" (in the Blog later this week).

Who thought that a Lammaite has to be a human animal? It could be any Lamma animal, even a pet or somebody like Old Nog who has his/her private portrait photographer shooting him/her from any angle over a long time!
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:27 pm ]
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Pleased you like them....... which is lucky, coz there are several more to come.....
Plus :D ........ Old Nog has company now........... Little Nog (aka Eggnog)

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09/01/2006
Author:  Lamma-Gung [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:04 pm ]
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Wow, Old Nog is truly a beautiful, majestic bird!
I love the textures, colours and patterns of the feathers!

How big? Seen in YSW harbour?

So, when do we get to see Egg Nog?
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:11 am ]
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Lamma-Gung {L_WROTE}:
Wow, truly great shot of the "Lammaite of the Day" (in the Blog later this week).

Apologies L-G........ delayed a little

In the meantime a couple more pics.........
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And this time popped by for a chat.............
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15/01/2006
Author:  Anonymous Guy [ Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:00 am ]
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14/01/2006
Author:  zep [ Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:58 am ]
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Another nice shot - the wings are in fine condition.

A bit of background on the name "Old Nog" - the character was invented by Henry Williamson in his lyrical nature novel Tarka the Otter set in the "Country of the two rivers" alleged to refer to the River Torridge near Bideford in Devon. Today you can see twee little houses in North Devon with names like Old Nog Cottage. The opening chapter or Tarka the Otter begins with the famous first lines:

Twilight over meadow and water, the eve-star shining above the hill, and old Nog the heron crying kra-a-ark!..

If you type "old Nog the heron" into google, though, there are 16,500 results, and guess who is at #1?!
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