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Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)

Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)

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Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)

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BLSHFour wrote:
6 Mar 2025
There are other species in the image but the three birds in a row on the grass are the subject species
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
rawshorty wrote:
25 Jan 2025
Thanks Christine and Christina. I still laugh looking at them :)
Platalea regia
Csteele4 wrote:
22 Jan 2025
The more I look at this, the more I love it.
Platalea regia
RodDeb wrote:
22 Jan 2025
ACT Wildlife were checking to see if it was trapped in the roost tree on Monday.
Threskiornis molucca
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
22 Jan 2025
The bird will have great difficulty when it comes to roost in a tree and the line gets tangled in it.
Threskiornis molucca

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