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Egretta novaehollandiae
I think this is a white-faced heron. Relatively small for a heron with a conspicuous white head.
Spotted in some ornamental gardens in Nelson, NZ.
The bird was building a nest, flitting between picking sticks up from the ground and apparently assembling them haphazardly in a high branch of a nearby tree.
Spotted on Oct 22, 2012
Submitted on Nov 2, 2012
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Very striking bird!! Nice series!