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@probablementundinosaure submitted:

Please help, what kind of heron is this?  (Photo: Jane Purslow, Tina Gartley, Lou Waldock, Walter Chavers)

That is a Gamboling Blue Heron! They are very clumsy fliers, tending to tumble and botch landings. To untrained observers it might appear that they are simply having an inordinately good time cavorting about, but they actually live very stressed-out lives as they can’t figure out what they are doing wrong or how to improve. Above, a Gamboling Blue Heron spectacularly fails to land safely, both in method (on their head) and perch choice (the nest of a VERY territorial Osprey).