White-necked / Pacific Heron - at drying pool

White-necked / Pacific Heron - at drying pool (Ardea pacifica). At Lajamanu an aboriginal settlement on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert. Northern territory, Australia. Found throughout most of Australia, particularly in the south-east but absent from the driest desert areas. Disperses widely after widespread interior rains. Found in shallow lakes, wetlands, billabongs and swamps, at pools, up drying riverbeds. Occasionally coastal

Restrictions Not for Australia

Ardea Drying Herons Necked Pacifica Pool Pools

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