[Photo No. B-829]


The Javan Pond Heron, (Ardeola speciosa) is a wading bird of the heron family , found in shallow fresh and salt-water wetlands in Southeast Asia. Its diet comprises insects, fish, and crabs. The Javan Pond Heron is typically 45 cm long with white wings, a yellow bill with a black tip, yellow eyes and legs. Its overall colour is orange, slaty and white during mating season, and brown and flecked with white out of the mating season. The non-breeding plumage is similar to that of the Chinese and Indian Pond Herons and is virtually indistinguishable in the field. It breeds from June to September. It is migratory. Widespread throughout its large range, the Javan Pond Heron is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Comments
beautiful image
Thanks again Robert.
– Winston D. Munnings
October 14, 2010

Thank you so much Teresa for featuring my work in The Birds group. It is greatly appreciated and I am, indeed, very honored.
– Winston D. Munnings
congratulations for your feature in the Birds group !!!
my best, francis.
Thank you Francis.
– Winston D. Munnings
Congratulations on your wonderful feature, great work and well deserved. A truly stunning capture.
Thank you Andrea.
– Winston D. Munnings
Beautiful shot Winston…….
Many thanks Robert.
Much appreciated.
– Winston D. Munnings