A blog for sharing my getting to know birds as I learn from my meetings with them! These will mostly be Australian, but will include overseas birds that I meet when I travel.
The blog will just give birds added on a particular day with a page for each bird included so please look at the pages as they will have more photos and text that a post!
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Update 21.1.2017
It's sunny and still this evening with a temperature in the low 20sC.
I've just added a page for Black-crowned Night-Heron in the Overseas pages.
I'm trying to think of a European bird their size, and the best I can come up with is maybe about the same height as a Rock Dove, but not as fat, and they stand vertically, not horizontally.
The most cosmopolitan of herons, found on every continent except Antarctica. I will look forward to seeing them here in the spring.
ReplyDeleteActually we don't have them in Australia either, David, unless as a vagrant, but they are widespread otherwise.
DeleteOh, what a beautiful bird !! Is it a big bird? Greetings
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to think of a European bird their size, and the best I can come up with is maybe about the same height as a Rock Dove, but not as fat, and they stand vertically, not horizontally.
DeleteHello, they are one of my favorite herons. Great photo. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice shot. We get them here, I can see them on my local river especially in autumn.......
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realised they would go so far north!
DeleteSuch a beauty !!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo !!