Nycticorax caledonicus

1 Nankeen Night-Heron at Bandiana, VIC

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Nycticorax caledonicus 20 Feb 2022 ChrisAllen
Nycticorax caledonicus 19 Feb 2022 KylieWaldon

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Got two immature Nankeen Night Herons. One flew up out of willows less than a metre away and across the river. The other was hunkered down below the bank and on a log - and didn't move a muscle but was slightly obscured by twigs, reeds and shrubbery.

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