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White faced heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Description:

Grey waterbird with yellow legs and white face feathers. Commonly seen knee deep in freshwater or marine.

Habitat:

Commonly seen kneedeep in freshwater or marine. This was the only one spotted among many other marine birds at Ricketts sanctuary on Port Phillip Bay.

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Yes Shanna, I'm wearing out the arthropod button and need to do something new to keep the learning curve steep. These were all at the same coastal location.

ShannaB
ShannaB 12 years ago

Lovely shot! Getting into birds? : )

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

3191, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 12, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2012

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