Hey! Hey! Hey! Language regarding Herons, please. I have a pal called Ronnie Heron (although I think it may be "Herron" !!) whose friendship goes back 75 years, as we grew up together in Sandport Street. In fact, I was talking to his sister Margaret this very morning in Morrison's at Piershill. All the Herons have red hair, Moaty, but no big beaks, nor red legs, sitting in the sun notwithstanding, of course.
Herons are very intelligent birds they stand motionless by the waters edge and are masters of dusguise.
Could see Frankie Howard raising his eyebrows,looking towards the heavens pursing his lips and saying "Oooh missus" to that remark. ?Tempting to respond to this Jim Davidson stylee but that may be just too far.
Was it a stuffed one, will it still be there like?
That's the Lesser spotted Leith Heron. This one sounds like a Golden acre Heron. Different plumage altogether and although smaller in stature lays bigger eggs than it Leith cousin roughly the size of a rugby ball. They tend to nest on rugby pitches for this very reason.
I really only use glasses for reading,and mistaking what I saw as being taken for several herons is like mistaking a sparrow for a blackbird.
Is a sparrow not a baby blackbird?
What about our very own Jackie Wren? I saw him a few times when Lawrie Leslie was injured. Lawrie Leslie was a real hero
goals. Ooooft !! Sorry ! goals." ??