Heron Stalks Canada Geese Goslings - Grasmere

Walking beside Grasmere lake we noticed people watching a spectacle being played out between a family of canada geese and a heron. The hungry heron clearly wanted a gosling for tea, but the parents were trying to keep him at bay.

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Each time the heron got too close he was chased by one of the parents

but he was a persistent bird and always returned, patiently waiting for an opportunity!