Heronry Drawing

A group of herons return home to their heronry in this vintage drawing. If you have ever seen a large group of these beautiful birds returning to their nests at night, you already know what a beautiful sight this bird image represents. This vintage black and white heron illustration depicts that moment as the birds fly in to their home to roost for the night.

I find it almost hard to believe that here we are over 150 years after this illustration was included in a book published by The Illustrated London News, still enjoying it. It was included in the Illustrated London Reading Book, 3rd ed.

Heronry Drawing

This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.