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The big one
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 river.

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
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
Supporter
Huh! That is interesting that the White-faced and White-necked are in two different species. They look so similar ...
 

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