Is he giving me a rude sign?

Blip mate and I and a lady with a Big Daddy lens on a tripod, stood under this tree for ages and ages this morning, willing the heron to fly. He was sitting very comfortably up in the tree, enjoying the morning sun and slowly preening every feather. When he finished, keeping one eye on us, he started all over again.

We told him of our frustration and pleaded with him but eventually we had to pack up and go home without a photo of the heron flying.