The Nankeen Night Heron. by blinkings
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Description
Sorry I'm no expert on shooting birds! I waited for an hour and this was the best view I could get of this elusive character! It was sitting on some kind of nest so I didn't really want to disturb it either. You will need to zoom for sure! The Nankeen Night Heron stands about 60 cm tall with a stooped appearance. It is not strictly nocturnal. It often feeds during the day, especially during wet weather. The bird is dependent on a diet of small fish, reptiles, insects and sometimes eggs. It can be seen around freshwater rivers, lakes, bulrushes, estuaries, harbors and in residential fishponds for goldfish.
The species breeds in the period from September to April, building a nest platform out of sticks. It nests communally, near water. Two to five light green eggs are laid, with a 22-day incubation followed by a 42-49 day fledging period.
Comments (13)
Interesting bird, never seen anything like this one!
Zoom is best Andrew and that is a very beady eye.
shooting birds = a lot of patience
Glad you caught it in the end. Most interesting.
Wow! Superb shot!
Marvelous capture ...wonderully done !
Thats a bird i have never seen very interesting it must be a wild thing lol.
Wonderful capture! It seems to be giving you the evil eye....
The focus is super sharp on the birds eye my friend. You did very well taking this picture of this bird. God bless.
well done, beautiful heron and capture!
wonderful photo and colours
Mate... You can wait days for a good shot! Believe me, and I have not tried it.. Even waiting at a zoo for 'That' shot, may NOT come at all.. You have done very well believe me, excellent colours and detail Rob
A super shot into the branches and it looks like our Black-crowned Night Heron.