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Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Photo by Karan Raghwa
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

World's largest heron approx. 1.4 m. Long black legs & bill. Eye yellow; most of the head and neck rusty brown-orange; chin & throat white; black and white stripes down fore-neck; back and upper wings solid gray

Habitat:

Inland lakes & rivers; mangrove swamps

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Comments (6)
patty
Nice haron Karan. The first picture is really beautiful due to the color contrast =)
Mari du Preez
stunning shots! i so would like to see one of these!
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2013

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