“I had an opportunity this morning to observe Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola bacchus) for 1.5 hours. There were 11 birds foraging together in a vacant large property, where they were offered […]
![PondHeronCh [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PondHeronCh-AmarSingh-1-q8dfc2p0x07yvekz207ye9tth62iwlu2q2l2zv1i7k.jpg "PondHeronCh [AmarSingh] 1")
“We unexpectedly surprised each other – Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) and myself. Hence the look on the bird’s face (below). “Note the bill colours of this non-breeding bird (above, below). […]
![PondHeronCh [KhngEuMeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PondHeronCh-KhngEuMeng-q8dg91v6ord46wojhrdrdg8zqtj3ybr29ajc4c59ww.jpg "PondHeronCh [KhngEuMeng]")
Khng Eu Meng was at Ang Mo Kio-Bishan Park in March 2017 where he photographed a pair of Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola bacchus) (below). The bird in the foreground is in […]
![PondHeronCh-rag [AmarSingh] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PondHeronCh-rag-AmarSingh-2-q8dftzib5cqo3wkcgqy0wr40zhsbkyxxuq467ohfn4.jpg "PondHeronCh-rag [AmarSingh] – 2")
“There were many Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola bacchus) at this site in non-breeding plumage. This particular bird’s behaviour was puzzling. It picked up and held a torn rag. I watched for […]
“Between March to May 2013, regular monitoring of a small flock of Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola bacchus) in Singapore enabled me to witness their gradual plumage transition from non-breeding to breeding. […]
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