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Ardea novaehollandiae
Grey heron with a white face. This fellow sits on the roof of the house next door waiting his chance to fly in and fish in our ponds.
Visitor to our garden ponds at nesting time
Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on May 16, 2013
4 Comments
I too had not really taken that much notice of their breast colour, even though I see them up close often. That's why I checked.
I'm sure that's correct Kerry. I was only making a comment about how I'd never gotten close enough to one to see their breast color was different from their body color.
My bird book does mention cinnamon on the breast Lori.
Nice. I hardly ever get to see one close up. I didn't realize they are russet colored underneath.