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Squacco heron This little heron walked towards me when I used my car as a hide.<br />
at the Kalloni saltpans, Lesvos Greece Ardeola ralloides,Geotagged,Greece,Spring,Squacco Heron Click/tap to enlarge

Squacco heron

This little heron walked towards me when I used my car as a hide.
at the Kalloni saltpans, Lesvos Greece

    comments (2)

  1. What a pose, straight like an arrow. Posted 5 years ago
    1. and about ten meter from my camera, me happy again. Posted 5 years ago

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The Squacco Heron, "Ardeola ralloides", is a small heron, 44–47 centimetres long, of which the body is 20–23 centimetres, with 80–92 centimetres wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2020. Captured May 31, 2015 18:04 in Unnamed Road, Lesvos 811 07, Greece.
  • Canon EOS 650D