Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus), North Queensland, Australia
Copyright:
Steven David Miller
Media Type:
Digital Image
Orientation:
Horizontal
Description:
A nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus), aka rufous night heron, rests in the upper branches of a eucalypt tree in North Queensland. In the lower branches, the heron hunts just above the water for aquatic prey during the day.