Hi all,
An interesting photo of a White-necked Heron by Kevin Bartram was posted on Birdline Victoria today – see http://www.eremaea.com/sightingphotos%5C1%5C17578.jpg (and http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=1).
I’ve seen this species hunched over in the classic heron hunting pose, but nothing quite like this. Kevin suggests that it was probably sunning itself, which seems likely (or perhaps it was preparing itself for the Royal Spoonbill Wedding).
Regards,
Tim Dolby
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This is a classical sunning posture in herons, which I have seen earlier in Yellow-crowned Night Herons in the US.
Wim Vader
________________________________________ Van: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au [birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] namens Tim Dolby [Tim.Dolby@vu.edu.au] Verzonden: vrijdag 29 april 2011 15:39 Aan: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au Onderwerp: [Birding-Aus] White-necked Heron
Hi all,
An interesting photo of a White-necked Heron by Kevin Bartram was posted on Birdline Victoria today – see http://www.eremaea.com/sightingphotos%5C1%5C17578.jpg (and http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=1).
I’ve seen this species hunched over in the classic heron hunting pose, but nothing quite like this. Kevin suggests that it was probably sunning itself, which seems likely (or perhaps it was preparing itself for the Royal Spoonbill Wedding).
Regards,
Tim Dolby
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