Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns - Family: Ardeidae

44 images - Eastern Reef Egret, Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret; Cattle Egret; White-faced Heron, White-necked Heron, Pacific Heron, Nankeen Night Heron & Striated Heron.

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Great Egret with Fish
Great Egret, Ardea alba, with fish at Uningan Nature Reserve, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Photographed May 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret
Great Egret, Ardea alba, (in breeding) viligant in Nundah Creek, taken at Nudgee Beach Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret
Stealth is required to catch fish. Amazing to watch. Great Egret, Ardea alba, fishing in Nundah Creek at Nudgee Beach Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret
Great Egret, Ardea alba, on the Diamantina River at Birdsville in outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret
Great Egret, Ardea alba, fishing for his lunch at Nudgee Beach Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret in Flight
Great Egret in flight, Ardea modesta, at Hasties Swamp, Atherton, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Great Egret in Flight
Great Egret in flight, Ardea modesta, at Hasties Swamp, Atherton, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2015 - © 2015 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Intermediate Egret
Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia, at Uningan Nature Reserve, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Intermediate Egret
Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia, at Hasties Swamp, Atherton, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2014 - © 2014 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Intermediate Egret
Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia, on the Diamantina River at Birdsville, Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Intermediate Egret
Shaking it all about !! Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia, at Uningan Nature Reserve, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Little Egret
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, at Evans Landing, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Little Egret
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, in Cabbage Tree Creek at Boondall Wetlands Reserve, Boondall, Queensland, Australia. Photographed November 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Little Egret
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, in Cabbage Tree Creek at Boondall Wetlands Reserve, Boondall, Queensland, Australia. Photographed November 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Little Egret
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, at Mountain Creek, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photographed December 2014 - © 2014 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Little Egret
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, at Evans Landing, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Photographed May 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Cattle Egrets
Cattle Egrets, Ardea ibis, high in a tree at Lake Alford Park, Monkland, Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2016 - © 2016 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Eastern Reef Egret
Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra, grey morph, at Ceduna, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
Eastern Reef Egret
Eastern Reef Egret, Egretta sacra, grey morph, at Ceduna, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica, at Tyto Wetlands, Ingham, Central Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2014 - © 2014 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica, in breeding plumage, at Purling Brook Falls, Springbrook National Park, Queensland, Australia. Photographed January 2014 - © 2014 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved. Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
White-necked Heron
White-necked Heron, Pacific Heron, Ardea pacifica, on the Diamantina River at Birdsville, Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
White-necked Heron
Another view of the White-necked Heron , Ardea pacifica, stands on the Diamantina River at Birdsville, outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.
White-necked Heron
Truly amazing to see the abundance of birdlife in central Australia. Nonbreeding White-necked Heron, Pacific Heron, Ardea pacifica, at Cooper's Creek near Windorah, on the Diamantina Developmental Road in outback Queensland, Australia Photographed August 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved Do not remove my signature from this image. Sharing only with credit please.