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The big one
delia todd

The big one (Ardea alba)

I think this may have been the closest I got to a Great Egret, guess we had the cover of the trees on the river bank.

So that was three heron/egret species in the same stretch of the rive.

Interestingly, the Great Egret and Intermediate Egret are in the [I]ardea[/I] family, along with the White-necked Heron, and our Grey Heron but the White-faced Heron is an [I]egretta[/I] where Little Egret is.

Taxonomy isn't easy is it LOL
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Habitat
River in outback town
Location
Bollon, Queensland, Australia
Date taken
6 October 2019
Scientific name
Ardea alba
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
Chris G6 UXU
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A beauty of a detailed close up shot and setting Delia, many tfs and a fine set today.
 
B
he's nicely posing for you in the middle of the river, Delia, excellent photo with lovely reflections, top class, many tfs!!!
 
aloktewari
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Lovely setting, reflection, pose and shot ... superb work, Delia ... tfs ...
 
KC Foggin
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A great, well lit image of this Egret D and so nicely captured of it standing tall and proud looking girl.
 

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