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White Faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Description:

A relatively small heron, pale, slightly bluish-grey, with yellow legs and white facial markings.

Habitat:

The White-faced Heron is found throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, the islands of the sub-Antarctic, and all but the driest areas of Australia. The White-faced Heron is locally nomadic and found in both fresh and salty wetlands, farm dams, pastures, grasslands, crops, shores, saltmarsh, tidal mudflats, boat-harbours, beaches, golf courses, orchards or in garden fish-ponds.

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LachlanHart
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LachlanHart

2767, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Feb 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 25, 2012

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