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White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Photo by ShannaB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Seen near the Goolwa barrage.

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White-faced Heron | BIRDS in BACKYARDS

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Comments (7)
ShannaB
Thanks everyone! @Ashish - I still like the first one best. : )
Ashish
3rd shot must be at first... please do if you like... It a fantastic spotting.. They are very hard to grab in flights..
Mark Ridgway
Excellent pics Shanna. I'm not too enamoured of this bird though. I had a pond with 12 fish in it for many years and one morning this guy turned up and killed every fish, left them on the grass and flew off.
Apple
Beautiful sequence!

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PublishedMarch 5, 2012

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