Something I have always wanted.

I’m so pleased Shysal that you have treated yourself. If we had a bigger garden I would buy more.

Happy Birthday in advance. ?

Heronimo

I love the sound of your heron. I have an ibis but some here call them bin chickens. I like them though and he is made from tin and copper and has sat next to my little pool for around 10 or so years. He weathers well.

Congratulations on your purchase, Kate. I have a birthday coming up this week so have ordered an owl on a fork as a treat for myself! Thanks for the link.

The owl on the fork is so cute Fanny. ?

The dragonfly on the rock is so good Dragonfly ?

Thanks for all the great name suggestions, I like so many of them. I’ll wait till his arrival and then decide.

When he is in-situ we will christen him whilst sipping a glass of some fizzy drink ?

How about calling him Locheil?
Cameron of Locheil is the hero in the book Flight of the Heron, or perhaps you could use his forename, Ewan.

I really like the owl on the fork.
Very inspired! A great way to mount a bird.

I love the dragonfly on the rock!

DD bought DH a metal heron for his birthday a couple of weeks ago.It’s so lovely and positioned so we can see it from our seats on the conservatory.
DGD has named her Hermione,

How lovely NanKate. Hero would be good. I love the owls. ?

Well done NanKate you’ll get hours of pleasure from your purchase.

Lucky you Kate!

We consider herons lucky - well that's what I told DD2 when she was worried about seeing one magpie on the way to sitting a GCSE. I told her that there was an old wife's tale that herons undid any bad luck. Luckily the herons we usually saw on our journey were on the river bank as normal.

Our herons were, imaginatively, name Henry and Henrietta.

Thanks folks for all your positive comments. I have attached the website of the sculptor where you can view some of his work. My heron cost £179 including delivery which seems reasonable to me. Take a look.

www.darengreenhow.com

darengreenhow.com

Hero ?

Gorgeous. He isn't a Heron...since he's a boy, how about Hison?

What a lovely acquisition NanKate. I ,too, was thinking along the classical lines:
Herod(adapted from the Greek),
Homer
Hercules. In flight the heron appears as a very strong bird.
Enjoy!

He sounds lovely Nankate! Have you considered using the sculptors name in some format?

Either way, I hope he gives you both many hours of pleasure.

Congratulations NanKate, how lovely.

Duty? Situ - why do I write one word and it comes out as another!

Do you want a ‘pet name’ for him - Harry, Herbert, Horace or classical - Hector, Hercules. Perhaps named after the NT property - Chatsworth, Cragside, or something descriptive like The Fish Thief?
Hope you’ll post a picture when he’s in duty.

Rodrigues.
There is one type of heron with that name, I think.

Ooh yes!

There is a heron called Goliath - good strong one word name ?