White faced Heron. (17430429670)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Self introduced from Australia the white-faced Heron is now the most common heron, having benefited from the widespread conversion of forest to farmland. This slim bluish-grey heron has a white face, chin and upper throat, and a black bill and greenish-yellow legs. Strap-shaped plumes which form in the breeding season are long and pale grey on the back and short and pinkish brown on the chest. The call is a guttural croak. The diet is fish, frogs and tadpoles, aquatic and pasture insects, spiders, earthworms and mice. Date: 21 June 2011, 13:55. Source: White faced Heron.. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location43° 33′ 54.62″ S, 172° 44′ 52.74″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-43.565171; 172.747982.