CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

Egretta picata  

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, NT (Feb, 2014)

This beautiful bird was enjoying the overflowing water on the wall at Fogg Dam and thriving on the food easily caught in the shallows.

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied Heron