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Grey Heron

Grey Heron apartment
13 Feb 2019

Grey Heron apartment

by BESG | posted in: Heron-Egret-Bittern, Nesting | 0

“A sizeable nesting colony of Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea jouyi) was located. “This small section of the Rain Tree (Albizia saman) has 14 nests (some hidden). “I counted another 10 nests in other parts of the tree. “So at least … Continued

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Grey Heron – mating plumage
7 Feb 2019

Grey Heron – mating plumage

by BESG | posted in: Heron-Egret-Bittern, Morphology-Develop. | 0

“I saw this Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea jouyi) collecting branches for a nest. As I mentioned in an earlier post there are at least 24 active Grey Heron nests in this area. It was trying to break off old branches … Continued

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Grey Heron’s hunting pose
9 Jan 2018

Grey Heron’s hunting pose

by BESG | posted in: Feeding strategy, Heron-Egret-Bittern | 0

The image below of a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) photographed by Bhupendra Makwana shows it’s unique hunting pose that can be interpreted as follows: The heron is standing upright allowing it to have a clear view of any approaching prey … Continued

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Grey Heron – tongue, feeding behaviour
15 Dec 2017

Grey Heron – tongue, feeding behaviour

by BESG | posted in: Feeding strategy, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Videography | 0

“I saw an interesting behaviour today of the use of the tongue by bitterns and herons. I first spotted a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) doing this (above). “This bird alerted me to behaviour I was not observing closely, bill/tongue cleaning … Continued

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Grey Heron – feeding behaviour
13 Sep 2017

Grey Heron – feeding behaviour

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-vertebrates, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Videography | 2

“Watched a Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea jouyi) handle a rather large fish, almost too much for the bird (below). The fish was dropped a number of times, the head stabbed and it was turned sideways and shaken; presumably to break … Continued

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Grey Heron – juvenile
15 Mar 2017

Grey Heron – juvenile

by BESG | posted in: Heron-Egret-Bittern, Morphology-Develop. | 1

“A juvenile Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea jouyi) foraging independently. “Note the shorter nape-plumes, grey neck and black upper mandible. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 15th February 2016 Location: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Urban environment

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Grey Heron: Bare-part breeding plumage changes
5 Feb 2017

Grey Heron: Bare-part breeding plumage changes

by BESG | posted in: Heron-Egret-Bittern, Morphology-Develop. | 0

“I had an opportunity to see and image a small flock of 10-12 Grey Heron (Ardea cine) in various stages of breeding plumage, some nesting. For birds in my region, Wells (1999) noted that ‘facial skin is not well described’. … Continued

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Egrets, Herons, Cormorants in fish feeding frenzy
25 Dec 2016

Egrets, Herons, Cormorants in fish feeding frenzy

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-vertebrates, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Videography | 3

“I saw an unusual event today, more than 200 birds in a fish feeding frenzy. “The above shows an overview of a small segment of birds feeding “They were predominantly Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta garzetta, > 200), 7 Grey Herons … Continued

Grey Heron, Little Cormorant, Little Egret
Grey Heron – feeding juveniles
13 Dec 2016

Grey Heron – feeding juveniles

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Videography | 0

“At the same site as the Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea manilensis) …LINK, one set of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) parents were also feeding a pair of juveniles. “Again it was a chaotic, violent activity with juveniles aggressively demanding feeds by … Continued

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GREY HERONS SUNBATHING
20 Sep 2016

GREY HERONS SUNBATHING

by BESG | posted in: Feathers-maintenance, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Videography | 0

“On a scorching afternoon in July 2016, one would imagine that any bird in its right frame of mind would seek cool relief amongst the shade of trees. However, before my squinting eyes were a handful of Grey Herons (Ardea … Continued

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