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Striated heron.jpg (Butorides striata)

Striated heron aka Green-backed heron aka Mangrove heron is a bit difficult to photograph as it seems to be quite shy. So every time you want to get closer, it flies away or is hiding deeper under the mangrove trees. I was so lucky to spot this one on open reef/by the beach and made several shots before the bird flew away.
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Habitat
Mangrove trees next to ocean.
Location
Chale Island Jetty, Kenya.
Date taken
21st Feb. 2021
Scientific name
Butorides striata
Equipment used
Nikon gear
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delia todd
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That's a fantastic picture and such a typical pose for this species too Nick.

Many thanks for showing it to us lad.

BTW this species is the one featured on the front page of The Opus this month, so you've timed it well.
 

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Category
Africa
Added by
Nick Muri
Date added
View count
99
Comment count
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Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3100
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
180
Flash
Auto, did not fire
Filename
Striated heron.jpg
File size
673.6 KB
Date taken
Sun, 21 February 2021 4:38 PM
Dimensions
2364px x 2025px

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