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grey heron

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grey heron
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large European heron, Ardea cinerea, with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest


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The avifauna of the park also comprises of the cormorant, white ibis, Indian python, spot bill duck, white-breasted kingfisher, grey heron, laggard falcon, painted stork, purple sunbird, golden oriole, whistling teals, marsh or mugger crocodile, monitor lizard, and Asian paradise flycatcher.
Infra-red pictures by Kenneth Breare also add to the scope of the show while several attractive wildlife studies include Alan Silverwood's Rice Paper Butterfly, Brian Asquith's Gannets and Valerie Asquith's Grey Heron.
Grey herons occasionally nested in Conwy's Benarth Wood, where at least 10 pairs are now sitting.
 
 
 
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