Yummy! 2013-05-02 A closer white heron - but not in Vienna. About an hour south of Vienna is Lake Neusiedl - shallow with lots of reeds and with surrounding fields. Here is a white heron (much closer to the camera than my shot about two weeks ago) enjoying a snack. Not sure, I think it is a small grass snake. And many thanks for the comments on yesterday's shot of young grey herons. @Donna - yes, they do look like dinosaurs, don't they! Something primitive about them.

Soon and Very Soon... 2013-05-01 "We're going to leave the nest..." Three young grey herons here in Vienna. Guess which one is dominant! The parent bird is in the background, turned away, letting the kids play. The shot is slightly (over?) sharpened for effect, and the leaves make a jungle effect. And many thanks for the comments on the Otto Wagner House. Otto Wagner believed in beauty and practicality - and he always lived in the houses that he designed for one year.

Grey Heron showing off