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Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Photo by pythonzaki
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Field Notes

Description:

A small and fairly visible daytime hunter, this bird stalks through shallow water searching for fish and other small animals.

Habitat:

Near water. In Egypt it is quite common in the Nile Delta and Valley.

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Comments (2)
pythonzaki
I will catch up with that Kathleen, I uploaded these and forgot to go back to them later!
KathleenMcEachern
Hi! Love your spottings but could you add a bit of info with each one? Makes it more interesting and educational if you share where you took the photo and a bit of your experience with the spotting subject! Thanks!
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PublishedMay 14, 2013

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