The White-faced Heron, Ardea (Egretta)

            The White-faced Heron, Ardea (Egretta) novaehollandiae, self introduced from Australia, began nesting here in the late 1940s so as a consequence is classified as a native. It is now the most common heron, having benefited from the widespread conversion of forest to farmland. They are found throughout Australia, except for the dry hinterland, and also occur in Indonesia, New Guinea and New Caledonia.

They feed in aquatic environments and damp pastures, taking fish, tadpoles, frogs, insects, spiders, worms and even mice. They will also, like the legendary white heron, raid suburban fish ponds. Food is obtained in a variety of ways, such as walking and disturbing prey, searching among damp crevices or simply standing in the water and watching for movement. I know of no official count on these birds but since the virtual disappearance of the introduced Australian bell frog, they have surely declined in numbers.

Taken in: New Zealand / Wairewa County (show map)

Taken on: January 9, 2017

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, 146mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ1000
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	146mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-0.66 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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