Have you seen the White-faced Herons?

Large grey wading bird with white face. On grass.

There have been a couple of Matuku moana | White-faced heron, down at the lake and in the estuary lately. Have you seen them yet?

These two seem rather shy and ‘flighty’. Down at the lakes they tend to scurry down to the lake edge and hide behind the longer grass. Otherwise they just fly off to the other side of the lake.

Large grey bird with long neck and white face, standing on grass beside a lake.
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