Images Dated 4th May 2004

White-necked / Pacific Heron - at drying pool

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White-necked / Pacific Heron - at drying pool
At Lajamanu an aboriginal settlement on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert. Northern territory, Australia.
Ardea pacifica
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
Don Hadden
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