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Little Heron


Little Heron
Photo Information
Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 499] (2472)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikon AF-S 70-200/f2.8 IF-ED/VR+TC20EII, Nikon 77mm Neutral Color
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-09 8:38
Viewed: 500
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Little Heron
Butorides striatus
Striated Heron, Green-backed Heron

Main features:
Small (40-46cm); greenish-grey; neck short; black crown with long black crest; underparts paler grey; bill black; legs and toes pale yellow/ orange; facial skin greenish. Genders look alike.

Juvenile:
Generally duller; upperparts dark brown; white spots on wings; throat, neck and breast white streaked brown; legs dull green.

In flight:
Wings appear all dark; toes project well beyond tail.

Call:
A quiet bird. Its call described as a harsh single ke-yow or chauk when flushed into flight; a raspy kitch-itch-itch; a loud kweak..kee-kee-kee.

Similar birds:
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax): Although they have a similar hunched over profile, the Little Heron is smaller and dirtier looking.

Status in Singapore:
The most common and widespread resident heron. Also a rare winter visitor (A. s. amurensis). Throughout the island including North and South offshore islands.

World distribution:
Old World tropics and subtropics including Australia, except Europe.
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Wow
very nice bird and great BG. Great compo with mirror image
Great
Tom

Beautiful shot!! Love the composition of the blue heron on the green water. Image could be a little sharper, but I like the focus on the eye.
Maybe cropped differently so that the eye is in the "thirds" quadrant would have a stronger composition? The eye is too close to the center of the shot for string composition here.

Beautiful shot of a lovely bird nevertheless!!

TFS!!
Liezel

Hi Ang,
Excellent shot, good colours and details with a great reflection.
Tfs Andy

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2007-06-09 19:52]

Hell o
I really like your picture.Nice composition whit sharp image and details and also with very nice color.Very nice POV
TFS Michel

  • Great 
  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
  • [2007-06-10 7:27]

Fantastic photo of this amazing Heron. Excellent technique and really warm colours. Great composition!

I am out of happy green faces today but will come with one tomorrow!
Back with a happy green face!

Regards/Bengt Falke

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