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Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
27.1593, 77.5232
Field Notes
Description:
Grey herons are tall, with long legs, a long beak and grey, black and white feathers. It has a small tuft too.
They stand in the shallow water waiting to hunt a fish, for a long time. In a fraction of a second it grabs its prey and gulps down. It slowly wades through the water and marshy land searching for fish.
Habitat:
Spotted in a bird sanctuary which is a world heritage site.
It is resident water bird, and is said to be found in Europe, Asia and some parts of Africa.
Notes:
It is quite a tall bird, standing in a peculiar style in the picture, probably drying its wings.
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