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White-necked Heron (5/22)
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Ardea pacifica
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© Vik Dunis 2009
Prairie, VIC (Aug, 2009)
- Total Photos22
- Larry5 [5]
- Vik9 [9]
- Geoff4 [4]
- Nikki1 [1]
- Kay3 [3]
This White-necked Heron was feeding on the edge of a small farm dam.
It watched the shallows and then suddenly speared the water capturing the yabby which it dropped on the ground before picking up again and eating.
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
Eating a yabby
Eating a yabby
White-necked Heron
Before the party
After the party
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
Non-breeding White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron in Flight