Monday, 29 February 2016

Nankeen Night-Heron



A new avian visitor hoping for a fish feed dropped in at dusk the other evening. The bistro was only open for casual drinks...




 
Nycticorax caledonicus (Ardeidae) was wearing three white "nuptial" breeding  plumes of fine size. We hope it was merely stopping off from its waterside home on its way to the wedding, since birdlife Australia marks its conservation status in Victoria as "vulnerable".

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