EveryHeron 𓅣
@everyheron.bsky.social
We are the quiet unnoticed Heron, inspiring Heroneers all over Planet Earth, as you encounter Heronkind for 1st or 1000th time.
"Nature is reported in the fullness of life... To the full heart she is all but a figure of speech"-Thoreau www.everyheron.com
"Nature is reported in the fullness of life... To the full heart she is all but a figure of speech"-Thoreau www.everyheron.com
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EveryHeron 𓅣
@everyheron.bsky.social
· Oct 20
![Cover of book
HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS.
THE FIGURES ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY T. BEWICK.
VOL. II.
CONTAINING THE
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF WATER BIRDS.
NEWCASTLE:
PRINTED BY EDWARD WALKER, FOR T. BEWICK: SOLD BY HIM, AND LONGMAN AND REES, LONDON,
[Price 15s. in Boards.]
1804.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qmw5fs3vqecteelefced4n/bafkreibuli4jfhgngi5ygjffskm5chcyagjh2ixucxyp5zanmwqyz2x24i@jpeg)
In olden days people saw Heron as some of the saddest, wretched, depressed creatures. Perhaps they just saw themselves reflected?
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
One of the most ancient lineages of Heronkind, and yet some of the most complex outfits.
Imagine the creatures that lived, but are no longer around, unknown to us.
Imagine the creatures that lived, but are no longer around, unknown to us.
From our #birding trip to #Brazil last August, the impressive #RufescentTigerHeron is named for its reddish-brown neck and head and coarse barred pattern particularly seen in the juvenile bird (second image). 🪶🌿🇧🇷 #brazilbirds #avesbrasil #birdinginbrazil #pantanal
February 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
One of the most ancient lineages of Heronkind, and yet some of the most complex outfits.
Imagine the creatures that lived, but are no longer around, unknown to us.
Imagine the creatures that lived, but are no longer around, unknown to us.
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From our #birding trip to #Brazil last August, the impressive #RufescentTigerHeron is named for its reddish-brown neck and head and coarse barred pattern particularly seen in the juvenile bird (second image). 🪶🌿🇧🇷 #brazilbirds #avesbrasil #birdinginbrazil #pantanal
February 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
From our #birding trip to #Brazil last August, the impressive #RufescentTigerHeron is named for its reddish-brown neck and head and coarse barred pattern particularly seen in the juvenile bird (second image). 🪶🌿🇧🇷 #brazilbirds #avesbrasil #birdinginbrazil #pantanal
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Where herons fit in the psycho-evolutionary scheme of things @everyheron.bsky.social xkcd.com/3204/
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Where herons fit in the psycho-evolutionary scheme of things @everyheron.bsky.social xkcd.com/3204/
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Believe in yourself.
Never give up.
And you too could swallow an ARMOURED Catfish whole.
🔩⚙️🛠️🔩⚙️🍽️
Open for full sequence thread... ⬇️
Never give up.
And you too could swallow an ARMOURED Catfish whole.
🔩⚙️🛠️🔩⚙️🍽️
Open for full sequence thread... ⬇️
This Great Blue Heron took a bit to maneuver this large armored catfish into the right position to swallow it down. 🪶
September 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Believe in yourself.
Never give up.
And you too could swallow an ARMOURED Catfish whole.
🔩⚙️🛠️🔩⚙️🍽️
Open for full sequence thread... ⬇️
Never give up.
And you too could swallow an ARMOURED Catfish whole.
🔩⚙️🛠️🔩⚙️🍽️
Open for full sequence thread... ⬇️
A fish this size, is worth investing a lot of your valuable time in...
#CollectingFood is the #BirdOfTheDay theme today. I watched this great blue heron tackle this huge carp for about 20 minutes. There were several times where the fish was dropped into the water only to be caught again. Now, THAT’S a MEAL!
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
A fish this size, is worth investing a lot of your valuable time in...
White and dark Pacific Reef Heron occur over most its range, with a greater proportion of dark birds toward the north and south extremes of the range and the white morph being more common in the tropics, perhaps associated with coral reefs. 🖤 🤍 1/2 🧵
Pacific Reef Heron 'Egretta sacra' I found both light and dark morphs at Lee Point, Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
February 18, 2026 at 7:23 AM
White and dark Pacific Reef Heron occur over most its range, with a greater proportion of dark birds toward the north and south extremes of the range and the white morph being more common in the tropics, perhaps associated with coral reefs. 🖤 🤍 1/2 🧵
We've always said if there were more #HeronArt on the walls the world would be a better place. 💙 🌏
"The thought before flight" - finished my white-faced heron at the Hutt Estuary. I ended up lengthening the beak - the trade-off with painting freehand rather than tracing a reference: more freedom, but occasionally some wonky proportions. Oil on stretched canvas.
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 AM
We've always said if there were more #HeronArt on the walls the world would be a better place. 💙 🌏
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"The thought before flight" - finished my white-faced heron at the Hutt Estuary. I ended up lengthening the beak - the trade-off with painting freehand rather than tracing a reference: more freedom, but occasionally some wonky proportions. Oil on stretched canvas.
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
February 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
"The thought before flight" - finished my white-faced heron at the Hutt Estuary. I ended up lengthening the beak - the trade-off with painting freehand rather than tracing a reference: more freedom, but occasionally some wonky proportions. Oil on stretched canvas.
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
#nzbirds #birdart #oilpainting
Over-acting chipmunk!
Overdoing its 30 seconds of fame!
Overdoing its 30 seconds of fame!
A velociraptor.. I mean great blue heron… creating quite a stir among us observers, picking chipmunks off a trail
#CollectingFood #BirdOfTheDay
#CollectingFood #BirdOfTheDay
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Over-acting chipmunk!
Overdoing its 30 seconds of fame!
Overdoing its 30 seconds of fame!
First catch your fish - -
Then work out how to eat it! 🍽️
Then work out how to eat it! 🍽️
@robcrank68.bsky.social has set today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme as #CollectingFood, birds with food in their beaks. This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron caught a Black Bullhead, but that was just the beginning of the struggle. Those fine spines are no joke! #birds #digiscoping
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
First catch your fish - -
Then work out how to eat it! 🍽️
Then work out how to eat it! 🍽️
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Two herons at WWT Barnes last Saturday: Bob the famous heron from the otters’ pen, and a younger heron who appears to be sunbathing. Feels a bit early in the year for that. I think I can also see another heron in the background to photo 2.
@adamlittle.bsky.social
@everyheron.bsky .social
#birds
@adamlittle.bsky.social
@everyheron.bsky .social
#birds
February 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Two herons at WWT Barnes last Saturday: Bob the famous heron from the otters’ pen, and a younger heron who appears to be sunbathing. Feels a bit early in the year for that. I think I can also see another heron in the background to photo 2.
@adamlittle.bsky.social
@everyheron.bsky .social
#birds
@adamlittle.bsky.social
@everyheron.bsky .social
#birds
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February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Bare-Throated Tiger Heron.
The most ancient of the Heron lines. And yet so sophisticated a fashion sense:
Heron-Bone Tweed.
The most ancient of the Heron lines. And yet so sophisticated a fashion sense:
Heron-Bone Tweed.
Bare-throated Tiger-heron along a channel through the mangroves on the Barú peninsula SW of Cartagena, showing off its astonishing vermiculations. #birdsseenin2026 #avescolombia #birding
February 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Bare-Throated Tiger Heron.
The most ancient of the Heron lines. And yet so sophisticated a fashion sense:
Heron-Bone Tweed.
The most ancient of the Heron lines. And yet so sophisticated a fashion sense:
Heron-Bone Tweed.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Larry Heron doing the Larry thing.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt is #CollectingFood (birds with food in their beaks), so here is Larry, one of the local #GreatBlueHerons, keeping down the invasive goldfish population. (There are multiple Larrys, but no one will admit that.)
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
#birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Larry Heron doing the Larry thing.
The correct response to seeing Herons. 💙
never gonna get used to seeing herons just, out and about. they're so ethereal rahhhh
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The correct response to seeing Herons. 💙
A very successful Heron found across the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
Loves grassland and open savanna, and happy in urban areas where it nests using human activities for protection from predators.
Feeds on worms, scorpions, rats and frog. 🪱 🦂 🐀 🐸
Loves grassland and open savanna, and happy in urban areas where it nests using human activities for protection from predators.
Feeds on worms, scorpions, rats and frog. 🪱 🦂 🐀 🐸
Black headed Heron at Founders Lodge/South Africa, Africam
#birds, #BlackHeadedHeron, #nature, #wildlife, #SouthAfrica, #livestream, #Africam
#birds, #BlackHeadedHeron, #nature, #wildlife, #SouthAfrica, #livestream, #Africam
February 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
A very successful Heron found across the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
Loves grassland and open savanna, and happy in urban areas where it nests using human activities for protection from predators.
Feeds on worms, scorpions, rats and frog. 🪱 🦂 🐀 🐸
Loves grassland and open savanna, and happy in urban areas where it nests using human activities for protection from predators.
Feeds on worms, scorpions, rats and frog. 🪱 🦂 🐀 🐸
Choosing the day to lay your eggs is life and death, risk and reward. Do you risk laying early - to give your chicks a head start over others and the longest time to mature before the next winter?
Blue herons nesting in a cottonwood tree. Hopefully no eggs yet with the cold weather coming.
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Choosing the day to lay your eggs is life and death, risk and reward. Do you risk laying early - to give your chicks a head start over others and the longest time to mature before the next winter?
The diversity of feather types that make up a Heron nicely on show
Every feather unique.
Each with its own role.
Every feather unique.
Each with its own role.
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The diversity of feather types that make up a Heron nicely on show
Every feather unique.
Each with its own role.
Every feather unique.
Each with its own role.
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In case you were wondering, yes I have turned to the #heron.... x @everyheron.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
In case you were wondering, yes I have turned to the #heron.... x @everyheron.bsky.social
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The dogs and I went up north to owl watch on the last sunny day before weather moves in. A sharp, cold wind kept owl flights to a minimum while the harriers and herons enjoyed a vile feast. Here is my favorite young heron- it talks to itself, making it easy to ID. 🪶 1/ @everyheron.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The dogs and I went up north to owl watch on the last sunny day before weather moves in. A sharp, cold wind kept owl flights to a minimum while the harriers and herons enjoyed a vile feast. Here is my favorite young heron- it talks to itself, making it easy to ID. 🪶 1/ @everyheron.bsky.social
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Saw this Great Blue Heron today out by Jamestown Island.
#Fujifilm X-T4, XF150-600mm
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#Fujifilm X-T4, XF150-600mm
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February 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Saw this Great Blue Heron today out by Jamestown Island.
#Fujifilm X-T4, XF150-600mm
@everyheron.bsky.social
#Fujifilm X-T4, XF150-600mm
@everyheron.bsky.social
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February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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North London, pouring with rain. 🌧️ A Grey Heron flies low up a street, sailing directly over Every, and turns into a house. Upon investigation, we discover a pond, a plastic Heron, and the Grey Heron. 🔊 #HeronsAtTheMovies
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
North London, pouring with rain. 🌧️ A Grey Heron flies low up a street, sailing directly over Every, and turns into a house. Upon investigation, we discover a pond, a plastic Heron, and the Grey Heron. 🔊 #HeronsAtTheMovies