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White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Description:

The White-faced Heron, a relatively small heron of the family Ardeidae, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, the islands of the Sub-antarctic, and all but the driest areas of Australia.

Habitat:

Locally nomadic, this heron was spotted near the marina at Berowra Waters, on the Northern outskirts of Sydney.

Notes:

Notice the dead eel in photo #6. Obviously the victim of fishing. It was about 60 cms long.

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2 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 10 years ago

Thanks, KD. This one decided to cooperate and let me get reasonably close. Lovely birds.

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Very, very nice! Great detail.

Neil Ross
Spotted by
Neil Ross

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Feb 19, 2014
Submitted on Mar 5, 2014

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