Intermediate Egret

Description:

It is a tall bird with all-white plumage, generally dark legs and a thickish yellow bill. Breeding birds may have a reddish or black bill, greenish yellow gape skin, loose filamentous plumes on their breast and back, and dull yellow or pink on their upper legs (regional variations). The sexes are similar. The Intermediate Egret stalks its prey methodically in shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects.

Habitat:

Seen at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.

Notes:

My spotting of this species from January 2012: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/846...