Hebbal Lake in north Bangalore is favorite spot for various colorful birds. People have identified nearly 100 spices of birds here. One among them is Indian Pond Heron.
It is a small heron. They appear stocky with a short neck, short thick bill and buff-brown back and colored or streaked fore-neck and breast. They are typically 40–50 cm long with 80–100 cm wingspan.
They are usually solitary foragers but numbers of them may sometimes feed in close proximity during the dry seasons.
The primary food of these birds includes crustaceans, aquatic insects, fishes, tadpoles and sometimes leeches.This is a migratory bird that comes to here from outside India, may be Africa or Europe.
It is a small heron. They appear stocky with a short neck, short thick bill and buff-brown back and colored or streaked fore-neck and breast. They are typically 40–50 cm long with 80–100 cm wingspan.
They are usually solitary foragers but numbers of them may sometimes feed in close proximity during the dry seasons.
The primary food of these birds includes crustaceans, aquatic insects, fishes, tadpoles and sometimes leeches.This is a migratory bird that comes to here from outside India, may be Africa or Europe.
29 comments:
Cool shots of the Heron! They are neat birds! Have a happy weekend!
beautiful guy! rather like our green heron here in the states.
Gorgeous avian shots ~ carol, xxx (A Creative Harbor)
ps. thanks for visiting and commenting ^_^
he's cute!!
Small, but such a long beak for gathering food.
What a strange little bird ! It has the headt of a Heron but the body sized of a fisherking... Thanks for this stunning sharing !
Such a lovely birds...Never seen this kind...Thanks for sharing this beautiful photos...
Great photo!
Thanks for sharing this interesting bird with us. I enjoyed your photos.
A lovely looking Heron. Not one we get here in the UK
Wonderfull shots heron, greeting from Belgium
Nice photos and an interesting species.
Beautful photos you have make!
It looks like what some folks call a green heron in the States. Cute little critter. Herons are lots of fun to watch.
Oh, he's a handsome guy!
100 species to find at this lake - how many have you spotted?! Wonderful Heron.
Wren x
Beautiful images!!! Hope your weekend is treating you well today.
what a sweet little heron!
Beautiful . We have birds like this in "Delta Dunarii"
Pretty shots!
I like all herons... these are beautiful pictures. Lovely pond.
Again that Heron is new to me, its good to learn somthing new.
All the best GHordon.
Smart bird Rajesh, nice one mate
...good for you to see the heron here
What a pretty little heron. It is so different from the ones I have seen. A lovely bird.
We have some small herons, too, but not this one. They do have a unique shape.
Nice photos and an interesting species.
A different type of heron I think...lovely shot :-)
Beautiful Pictures...!
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