Nice pictures Rick.
I always like to see a Heron - they're a big old bird! They may not be rare but they always get a wow from me. I love to see them take off - one, perhaps two, flaps of those mighty wings and away. Almost in slow motion. There are a couple on the Grantham canal near where I live and they have become quite comfortable when being approached. Rode past one on my bike last week - really close up on the tow path and it didn't flinch.