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

[nan]

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

[nan]

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

ready for the braai

[nan]

Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
Kruger - October 2009

not really willing

[nan]

Green-backed Heron/Héron strié
Kruger 2011

bad mood
Sunset dam

[nan]

Kgalagadi - October 2012
Black-headed Heron/Héron mélanocéphale
nesting in Auob river

[Amoli]

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.

[Lisbeth]

Green-backed heron

[Mel]

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

The culprit

The attack

The successful hunt

The meal preparation

The smug culprit

[nan]

Black Heron... hunting

[Mel]

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

24/10/2011

This as well

29/10/2012

And this at Tierkop on the Southern Dune Road

23/10/2012