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Ardeola striatus
45-50cm Small black-capped mangrove heron with black blue-grey. Beautiful golden pattern to edges of wing feathers.
Skulks among mangrove roots and on mudflats, seldom upright, mostly body horizontal.
Spotted at Cedar Creek Falls in Conway National Park
Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Shanna, he was a cool looking bird and was fun watching him fish.
Nice!!