In the countryside herons are amongst the most wary of birds so I took advantage of a weekend trip to see friends in London to visit the heronry in Regents Park.
I took some strips of pheasant, partridge and pig kidneys with me and it wasn’t long before the herons were queuing up for the scraps.
At one point I had 15 herons standing in line!
I have never been so close to wild herons before.
The males’ bills go red during the mating season.