CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

Egretta sacra  

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Croajingolong National Park, VIC (May, 2011)

Eastern Reef Egrets are predominantly found around the top half of the Australian coast.

Relatively few sightings have ben reported in Victoria so it was a special pleasure to observe this bird at Seal Creek in Croajingolong National Park.

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (light morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (dark morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (dark morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (light morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (light morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (dark morph)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (dark and white morphs)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egrets (dark morphs)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret (dark and white morphs)

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret

Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)

Eastern Reef Egret