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White-fronted heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Body 650mm. Pale blue-grey with long yellow legs and white face. A long thin neck and long narrow grey and black bill.<br /> Local reserve with wetlands.<br /> The plumage still showed signs of the wispy breeding feathers but as there was a drought here they probably didn&#039;t produce offspring this season. The only heron recorded breeding in Tasmania. Australia,Egretta novaehollandiae,Fall,Geotagged,White-faced Heron Click/tap to enlarge

White-fronted heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Body 650mm. Pale blue-grey with long yellow legs and white face. A long thin neck and long narrow grey and black bill.
Local reserve with wetlands.
The plumage still showed signs of the wispy breeding feathers but as there was a drought here they probably didn't produce offspring this season. The only heron recorded breeding in Tasmania.

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The White-faced Heron

The White-faced Heron also known as the White-fronted Heron, and incorrectly as the Grey Heron, or Blue Crane, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, the islands of the Subantarctic, and all but the driest areas of Australia.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 23, 2016. Captured Mar 22, 2013 14:02 in 22 Koolamara Blvd, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • DSC-HX30V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO500
  • 87.35mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.