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White-fronted heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

650mm. Pale blue-grey with long yellow legs and white face. A long thin neck and long narrow grey and black bill.

Habitat:

Local reserve with wetlands.

Notes:

The plumage still showed signs of the wispy breeding feathers but as there is a drought here they probably didn't produce offspring this season.

The only heron recorded breeding in Tasmania (inbreeding :)

Such a grey day - a grey bird says it all.

Reference Links:

White-faced Egret - Ardea novaehollandiae - Overview, White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae : White-faced Heron | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (5)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Satyen. I'm trying a camera with a little more zoom so birds are now remotely possible :)

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