Black-headed Heron - Ardea melanocephala
Héron mélanocéphale
Common, this heron is not a water species, it prefers open veld, grasslands and fields. Seldom forages in water, but sometimes in marsh fringes. It feeds on rodents and large insects, frogs, fish and small birds. Ce héron commun n'est pas une espèce aquatique, il préfère les steppes ouvertes, les zones herbeuses et les champs. Il se nourrit rarement dans l'eau, mais parfois au bord des marécages. Il se nourrit de rongeurs, grands insectes, grenouilles, poisson et petits oiseaux.
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Order : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Black-headed Heron
Age : Adult
Reference: cadw26054
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Geographic range
Date taken : 2006 Dec
Geographic data
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Mpumalanga
Place : Lower Sabie
Latitude : 25° 7' 42'' South
Longitude : 31° 55' 42'' East
Exif data
Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/1000 s
Aperture : 5.6
Focal : 420 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no
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Black-headed Heron
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