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a splendid specimen of gray heron in search of food in a stream

Black-crowned Night heron on the Silver River in Ocala, Florida.

the yellow spoonbill is perched on a tree branch

White bellied Sea Eagle (Platycercus elegans) perched high in the trees above Lake King in the Gippsland Lakes

White-faced heron bird walking through leaves

A beautiful great heron stands tall on the muddy bank of the Congo River, gazing out into the water with its long neck and sharp eyes

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The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae.

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They have a loud distinctive call that has become synonomous with Australia.

A Gray heron standing on plants by a lake looking for food

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Juvenile White Ibis resting on a park bench in the morning sun.

Aviary: single kookaburra sitting on a branche and looking over shoulder.In the same family: Alcedinidae

The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water.

Great Blue Heron taking a break in the safety of an elevated perch, a Live oak branch with lichens, resurrection fern and Spanish moss covering the bark. Photo taken at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, Florida. Nikon D750 with Sigma 300mm f2.8 lens

Close-up of a snowy egret perched, , seen in the wild in a North California marsh

A Grey Heron standing on a tree trunk in sunlight

$Taxon name: Torresian Black-necked Stork\nTaxon scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis\nLocation: Brisbane, QLD, Australia$

Grey heron standing beside the Grand Union Canal near Uxbridge, UK

Yellow-crowned Night heron among cypress knees on the Silver River in Ocala, Florida.

Black-crowned Night Heron or Black-capped Night Heron

Great Blue Heron hiding in a marsh, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

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