"Hejremanden"

There are a lot of things i loathe about Copenhagen, but there are also a few things i love, and one of them is the bird life by the lakes.
Surprise, right?
One of my favorite birds is, another surprise, the Great Blue Heron, and today was a good day for Amalie the Heron lover.
"Hejremanden", The Heron Man, was hanging out by my side of the lake as i came to work, and after dropping off Lucifer at the shop, i hurried back to take some pictures of him and his posse.
The Heron man is, as the name may suggest, this dude who can talk to the herons.
He feeds them, talks to them, and it's obvious that they know him.
I haven't actually seen him by this lake before, but maybe the swan-switcharoo (which, after careful observation, has recently gone from "theory" to "fact") has affected his homies as well?
Whatever the reason, i was stoked to find him there.

The Heron man and two of his feathered friends
He had stopped feeding them when i got there, they were just hanging
And then this guy stuck his tongue out at me
Such a beautiful day...

And for your viewing pleasure, here's the Heron Man in action.
When i shot this he had just called the herons back over after some joggers and a dog chased them away.

I would love to talk to him and ask him some questions about the bird situation in our lakes, but somehow i sense that he doesn't like talking to humans much.


You can't hear it, but he said "go on, jump up on the trashcan"

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