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White-necked Heron (6/22)
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]
My experience of White-necked Herons is that they are particularly wary birds.
I snuck up on this one across muddy ground on my knees in order to get close enough for reasonable photographs and was able to watch it feeding for fifteen minutes.
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