Typical Herons, Night-herons, Green-backed Herons, Cattle Egrets, Typical Egrets (Subfamily Ardeinae)

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Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
Kruger, Lake Panic - October 2009

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Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
November 2009 - Biyamiti weir

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Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
Kruger - October 2009

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Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
Kruger 2011

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Kgalagadi - October 2012
Black-headed Heron/Héron mélanocéphale
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The Black-headed Heron is a large bird, standing 85 cm tall, and it has a 150 cm wingspan.
It is nearly as large as the Grey Heron, which it resembles in appearance, although it is generally darker.
Its plumage is largely grey above, and paler grey below. It has a powerful dusky bill.

The flight is slow, with the neck retracted.
This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
The white underwing coverts are striking in flight.

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Green-backed heron

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Why scaly-feathered finches don't like black-headed herons 0'

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Black Heron... hunting

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Black-headed herons are the most common kind of heron you'll find in the Kgalagadi -
often on one of the dunes roads.

This was at Vaalpan on the Northern Dune Road

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This as well

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And this at Tierkop on the Southern Dune Road

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