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Sighting 4404093

Egretta novaehollandiae

2 White-faced Heron at Splitters Creek, NSW

Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
Egretta novaehollandiae at Splitters Creek, NSW - suppressed
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Egretta novaehollandiae 1 Nov 2021 Darcy

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Parent hiding in the leaves, with three large chicks in the nest

2 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:
   1 Nov 2021
Excellent find Darcy. I've never seen a nest for this species before!
Darcy wrote:
   1 Nov 2021
Yeah i've seen a few lately. It's a big twiggy nest, like a larger magpie nest, up in the fork of a tree

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