Nankeen Night Heron III

Artist: Tom Newman
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Nankeen Night Heron III

At Melbourne Zoo Australia

The Nankeen or Rufous Night-Heron is a mainly nocturnal heron that roosts during the day. It is a stocky heron with a large head, short neck and thick, quite long yellow legs.
They feed mainly on fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans, insects and other invertebrates.
Their bills have finely serrated edges that help grip slippery, active prey. They feed by plunging their bills forward while wading, standing still or shuffling a foot ahead to disturb prey. Having long legs and a flexible neck helps them feed in water.

Nikon D300 lens: Nikkor 80-400mm
400mm, 1/125s, f/5.6, ISO: 800

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stweed

Lovely image and a lovely bird – I like the colours of the feathers
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Stweed, they are very interesting birds :-)
laurav

Great capture!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Laura :-)
MarekM

Very creative! Great shot!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Marek :-)
Patricia Anne ...

such a pretyy bird and a nice shot too. he looks so soft!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Patricia , he is a fluffy little guy :-)
Helen Corr

great photo!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Helen :-)
Scott d'Almeida

fabulous;
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Scott , appreciated :-)
Bunny Clarke

What a fantastic capture. Very nice closeup.
micmac

Incredable details and clarity,beautiful shot!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Micmac :-)
bubbleblue

Wow, Stunning
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Joy :-)
Troy W. Smith

Beautiful shot.
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Troy:-)
Rainy

Beautiful capture, I love the colors of this bird!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Rainy appreciated :-)
Lance Leopold

Fabulous tight shot,Tom.
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Lance :-)
Steve Bullock

This is great mate! I was there today with another fellow Red Bubbler, had a great time, pics to follow!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Steve, I will keep a look out :-)
Sheila Smith

Tom this is great. Fabulous colour and so sharp. Well done.
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Sheila appreciated :-)
Brandie1

Wonderful capture ,Tom
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Laureen :-)
ApeArt

gorgeous
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Jane :-)
LudaNayvelt

awesome capture
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Luda :-)
jdmphotography

A very cool shot ! ................
Tom Newman replied

Thanks John :-)
gregsmith

Excellent, what a handsome bird. Great focus, cheers, Greg.
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Greg appreciated :-)
seawhisper

he looks like a very dangerous guy! :D
Tom Newman replied

Reminds me of a school teacher I once had who was justifiably unimpressed with my abysmal attention to the curriculum LoL :-)
rodeorose

Congratulations on your feature! It is wonderful work!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Rose appreciated :~~) :~~)
reflector

An excellent capture – so much detail and a very intense little face !
Tom Newman replied

Thanks James :-)
kathy s gillen...
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Kathy and many thanks for the feature much appreciated :-)
Brandie1

Beautiful capture Tom.
The details are always captured to perfection by you.
Congratulations on your well deserved feature.xx
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Laureen much appreciated :~~) :~~)
lorilee

What a FABULOUS face!!!!!! A wonderful capture!!!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Lorilee, appreciated :-)
JennyDean

wonderful Tom! great shot :)
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Jenny appreciated :-)
TracyD

Great capture Tom!
Tom Newman replied

Thanks Tracy :-)