tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post5675642581870229721..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: White-faced Heron - up close and personalDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-21505670174166586622008-08-01T22:18:00.000+10:002008-08-01T22:18:00.000+10:00Very nice shots Denis.Always followed up by inform...Very nice shots Denis.<BR/>Always followed up by informative and accurate writeups.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>DaveDBS Young Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919496005905774971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-77772903381217400582008-07-31T22:36:00.000+10:002008-07-31T22:36:00.000+10:00Hi MosuraThanks. In truth the credit should go to ...Hi Mosura<BR/>Thanks. In truth the credit should go to the bird, which trusted me.<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-10894401083274223672008-07-31T21:56:00.000+10:002008-07-31T21:56:00.000+10:00Great shots of the heron. Well done!Great shots of the heron. Well done!Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-76760023942605855682008-07-26T19:31:00.000+10:002008-07-26T19:31:00.000+10:00Hi JLInteresting to hear of the skinks eaten by th...Hi JL<BR/>Interesting to hear of the skinks eaten by the WF Heron. I had always assumed that they just ate insects, but why shouldn't they eat reptiles, as well as fish and even Yabbies which they apparently do also eat. Makes sense, now you mention it.<BR/>Joe. I am sure you would get lots of Herons and Egrets where you are. Very elegant birds. This is a relatively small Heron. The European and Asian ones are larger than this fellow. I assume your American ones are too. <BR/>Lynn - thanks, I would love to take up your offer.<BR/>Thanks to all.<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-19342510617691784112008-07-26T16:28:00.000+10:002008-07-26T16:28:00.000+10:00Last year there were a pair of white-faced herons ...Last year there were a pair of white-faced herons hanging at our place. They liked to sit on the TV aerial, sit atop pot plants, and peck at their reflections in the windows, as well as eating ? from the grass. This year there is only one white-faced heron - oh dear, perhaps it is the mate of the one killed. However, this year there is also a sole white-necked heron. Both spend hours per day right next to the house and seem to be becoming tamer. The white - necked one does a lot of pecking at its reflection. They had been at some distance from each other whilst eating from the grass but now can be seen tolerating each other, only a few metres apart. If you'd like to photograph them from the hide of our house, you are most welcome Denis. We're away this week, back by Friday.<BR/>LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-71805273535315480042008-07-25T09:27:00.000+10:002008-07-25T09:27:00.000+10:00Love this series, Denis. The White-faced Herons w...Love this series, Denis. The White-faced Herons were scarce on the ground here till last year. (Due to the drought, no doubt!) I have a photo of one perched on my shed roof!<BR/><BR/>I found one hit by a car last spring. The mate was standing in the middle of the road. I stopped to check the dead bird and it had disgorged a large number of small skinks.Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-53431726813581134372008-07-25T09:23:00.000+10:002008-07-25T09:23:00.000+10:00nice shots. these birds are so cool to observe.nice shots. these birds are so cool to observe.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345154460382394758noreply@blogger.com