By papilloncharity on Skatehive
Two herons stood on the rocks in the water, one at the left and one at the right. They were Grey Herons (Ardea cineria) and the one at the left is a female, while the male stood at the right hand in the shot above. Now there is some humour in here, and maybe also a lesson for partners. When the two herons sat so far apart, my imagination fired up to tell you a picture story of the situation that I saw in a married couple decades ago. I once knew a guy that was very timid, and his wife never stopped fighting with him. He would walk into a pub and after every drink that he took he became braver. So brave that he stayed in the pub until its late-night closing. Then he would weave his way home, and that's when the war started, as he was supposed to only go to the pub for one beer. At least, that's what he told his wife. The next morning, he was the same timid guy, and he came to ask us if he behaved himself in the pub last night. Of course, we told him one time that he was in trouble as he