• BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

    Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Heron
Y

Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Adults are 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.
Click to expand...
Location
Israel
Date taken
08/2008
Scientific name
Nycticorax nycticorax
mali
Nice close-up, we had one of these in full breeding plumager turn up locally a few weeks ago.
 

Media information

Category
Middle-East
Added by
yankl
Date added
View count
49
Comment count
4

Share this media

Top