Wednesday 8 May 2019

Wild Bird Wednesday 355 - White-faced Heron

I spent some time at my local patch this weekend, hoping to find the family of Blue Wrens that were there a couple of weeks ago.  But no luck on that front.

We have had some rain is recent weeks - although not enough - and parts of the pond which had been bone dry for weeks were now underwater again.  This White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) was feeding in the shallow water.  Despite my best efforts I could not see what it was catching - what ever it was, it was small.

As you can see from the dust and such like on the water, this is not the most pristine of locations.  But it does always hold birds.  There will be more from this visit next week.









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17 comments:

  1. Lovely photos of the heron and I just love reflections so you have it all here. Thanks for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday. Hope you have a good week, Diane

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  2. A lovely Heron Stewart adn great reflection shots. Thanks for hosting and have a great week ahead.

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  3. You caught it in some very nice poses, augmented by good reflections in the muddy water. We have likewise had a week of rainy weather which has flooded the lakeside prairies. At this point they do not communicate with the lake and the herons' prey items are also very small, probably insect larvae and maybe some tadpoles.

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  4. The reflection is perfect! Great photos!

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  5. I never tire of seeing Herons. Especially our great blues, skimming the shores.

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  6. I hope you get more rain soon, Stewart. You certainly need it.

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  7. Stunning photos Stewart, and some great reflections too. I love Herons and Egrets. They are exotic looking birds (to me).

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  8. Gorgeous photos! Love the yellow legs!

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  9. As we prepare to move back to the islands from the Bay area, I saw my second American bald eagle a few days ago! circling high above, but unmistakable with its brilliant whitetail and head. It was joined by some giant ravens or crows who apparently were trying to drive it away from their nesting area. A thing to see!

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  10. What a beautiful Heron..Love the grey/blue...Beautiful photos..pretty yellow legs..We have had more than our share of rain lately..We are very green and the grass is very long..

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  11. Stewart, fantastic capture of the White-faced Heron. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. That is a beautiful heron! Here we have great blue herons. I watched one glide by yesterday. Incredible birds!

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  13. Water reflections add so much to a photo. Lovely! With our delayed leaf growth, areas around streams and ponds have been open to viewing and I've seen many herons this year. One visited our tiny pond several days in a row last year and seemed to be feeding constantly, on what we don't know. But there were still frogs after it left.

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  14. We only have their cousins here in Florida.

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  15. I like its white mask! Otherwise reminds me of our Great Blue.

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