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White faced heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Grey waterbird with yellow legs and white face feathers. Commonly seen knee deep in freshwater or marine.

Habitat:

Commonly seen kneedeep in freshwater or marine. This was the only one spotted among many other marine birds at Ricketts sanctuary on Port Phillip Bay.

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Comments (2)
MartinL
Yes Shanna, I'm wearing out the arthropod button and need to do something new to keep the learning curve steep. These were all at the same coastal location.
ShannaB
Lovely shot! Getting into birds? : )

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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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