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Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Description:

Large grey and white wader with long yellow beak.

Habitat:

Near water, building large stick nests in small trees. Noisy and smelly when nesting.

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4 Comments

NickLombardi
NickLombardi 12 years ago

I wish these guys flew through north america

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Hahaa! Yes I almost forgot that the weather in Singapore is a bit different then around here!

MikeWolstencroft
MikeWolstencroft 12 years ago

I don't know how they know when breeding time is in Singapore...it's permanent summer and the day length only varies by 30 mins all year long.

FoTony
FoTony 12 years ago

Nice pictures! It is almost that time of year here as well. I hope to take some nice shots of the mating rituals.

MikeWolstencroft
Spotted by
MikeWolstencroft

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Mar 1, 2011
Submitted on Mar 1, 2012

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