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Trying to look bigger
delia todd

Trying to look bigger (Ardea intermedia)

I wonder if the Intermediate Egrets feel inadequate when comparing themselves with their larger cousins LOL.

They can look large when their necks are fully extended like this.

He was on the same bank as the Magpie Geese, with a partially hidden Glossy Egret, so that patch of greenery seemed to be fairly popular.
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Habitat
Wetland areas
Location
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland
Date taken
3 October 2019
Scientific name
Ardea intermedia
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
bievreJJ
that's certainly a great place, Delia! Excellent photo of this lovely egret, nicely posing for you in a great setting, top class, many tfs!!!
 
Doc Duck
I don't think they have an inferiority complex. If anything, they probably think Greats are overgrown ;)
 

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