Well @unimelbMDS, I’ll have a go. It goes something like this...

#dentistswithherons: a brief history.

You had better be ready for a tense tale of pandemic escapism. The central character... sometimes a serene beauty, sometimes a ruthless, silent killer.
1/ https://twitter.com/unimelbmds/status/1308970699286106113">https://twitter.com/unimelbmd...
Easter Monday 2020, three weeks into #Covid19UK #lockdown. A welcome pause from setting up #UrgentDentalCare centres, furloughing staff and wondering if life would ever return to normal. Many sought solace in nature. @EddieCrouch tweeted a photo from his daily walk. 2/- https://twitter.com/eddiecrouch/status/1249729663443836930">https://twitter.com/eddiecrou...
And another (15/04), and another (18/04). Other #dentalpeeps began to join the conversation, including @TheBDA President @RozMcmullan. 3/- https://twitter.com/rozmcmullan/status/1250412594684403713">https://twitter.com/rozmcmull...
. @dr_ravisolanki replied with a picture. Was it the same heron? 4/- https://twitter.com/dr_ravisolanki/status/1251799726367879168">https://twitter.com/dr_raviso...
In glorious April sunshine @annagrowsew added her herons. Interest was growing. 5/- https://twitter.com/annagrowsew/status/1252679313897521152">https://twitter.com/annagrows...
As #Covid19UK infections peaked, #dental heron-watching spread to the northwest as @wendythedentist linked up with the west midlanders.
6/- https://twitter.com/wendythedentist/status/1252951101273444354">https://twitter.com/wendythed...
...prompting speculation that herons might be attracted to #dental people.
7/- https://twitter.com/eddiecrouch/status/1253038124944494592">https://twitter.com/eddiecrou...
It was a movement crying out for a hashtag and @annagrowsew was the one to provide it. #dentistswithherons was born at 22:48 on 28/04!
8/- https://twitter.com/annagrowsew/status/1255252639522193411">https://twitter.com/annagrows...
. @Dammo, ever the early adopter, was welcomed to the ‘distinguished club’.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> 9/- https://twitter.com/dammo/status/1255976685410963456">https://twitter.com/dammo/sta...
To the canal herons and garden herons, @shalinidevlukia added a garden heron.
10/- https://twitter.com/shalinidevlukia/status/1256622535157993472">https://twitter.com/shalinide...
Eager to join the craze that was sweeping through #dentistry https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Zwinkerndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Zwinkerndes Gesicht">, I set out for the closest river. All I could manage was a hunched up heron standing in a muddy puddle, photographed on my phone in fading light.
11/- https://twitter.com/jnnyharris/status/1257430909881647104">https://twitter.com/jnnyharri...
Some patiently waited to join the club as their local herons proved elusive. @RozMcmullan
12/- https://twitter.com/rozmcmullan/status/1258834436751273984">https://twitter.com/rozmcmull...
Others enjoyed picturesque walks and fruitful hunting grounds. @greig_d_taylor (06/05)
13/- https://twitter.com/greig_d_taylor/status/1258017396121624581">https://twitter.com/greig_d_t...
There was soon talk of membership badges. A when-this-is-all-over shopping trip to Birmingham’s jewellery quarter for @EddieCrouch . Enamelled badges from Fattorini’s.
14/- https://twitter.com/jnnyharris/status/1258845618581188608">https://twitter.com/jnnyharri...
As #lockdownUK eased over the following weeks, the club celebrated #Dentistry24 and welcomed @trishthresh (26/05), @RozMcmullan (06/06), @Clarke1Katrina (24/06), @Jlmrshll (22/07) and @bj_gibson (30/07).
15/- https://twitter.com/wendythedentist/status/1264506722334511111">https://twitter.com/wendythed...
Anyone working in or for dental or #oralhealth was welcome in the #dentistswithherons club. Attempts to circulate unsubstantiated rumours about club rules never gained any traction...
16/- https://twitter.com/tforthodontist/status/1269357610769223683">https://twitter.com/tforthodo...
...and early attempts to attract #dentistswithherons members from ‘across the pond’ fell flat. 17/-
Spin-off hashtags were used to mask frustration when herons hid themselves #dentistswithoutherons https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☹️" title="Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht">.

To wistfully reflect on the demise of a trusted employing institution ( @annagrowsew, 16/08)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">.

Or to gloss over occasional identification errorshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤭" title="Gesicht mit Hand über dem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Hand über dem Mund"> #dentistswithcormorants . 18/-
Membership began to snowball in August: @tforthodontist (16/08), @w8charlotte (20/08 with 5 herons), @chrisvernazza, @stephanserban, @JDurhamUK, @durham_steph, @chrispenlington, @sprocdoc and @DrRichHolliday (all 23/08) posting a serene sunset heron... 19/- https://twitter.com/drrichholliday/status/1297557193118683141">https://twitter.com/drrichhol...
... @joehendron1, @tanday83 and @LauraTimms10 (24/08). Then @kirsten_fitzg became our 1st international member https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇪" title="Flagge von Irland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Irland">. And that was the day #dentistswithherons was rumbled by @every_heron, an ACTUAL heronhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">. 20/- https://twitter.com/every_heron/status/1299389259951071237">https://twitter.com/every_her...
Since then we’ve gone globalhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus">, adding Canada https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> @juliewfarmer (1/09) and Australia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇺" title="Flagge von Australien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Australien"> @johncskinner1 (13/09) to our numbers. And in the UK @jennyheadey, @happysmiler8, @f_gilchrist, @sarapittack, @therealdtd, @mjismail, @kate_lightfoot and @stephenporter70. 21/- https://twitter.com/johncskinner1/status/1304991059785572352">https://twitter.com/johncskin...
And I believe that’s where you found us @unimelbMDS. And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a hedge to cut. Because we also have #gardeningdentists but, you’ll be relieved to hear, that’s a story for another day.

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