In addition to flowers at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, we spotted a heron.
Heron is a long-legged, long-necked wading bird with a long, tapering bill and large wings. Herons are in the Ardeidae family and are found all over the world, but are most common in tropical regions. They feed by quietly wading in shallow water, catching fish, frogs, and other aquatic animals.
Heron in a Pond
The Eurasian spoonbill, or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. Spotted these spoonbills wading in the water around Bera, Rajasthan.
The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck is a species of large wading bird in the stork family. It is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall. The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. The stork is glistening black overall with a black “skull cap”, a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark colored plumage.
Here is a the woolly-necked stork gazing at its reflection while searching for food in Gir National Park.
