Free Images - SnappyGoat.com- bestof:Purple Heron in flight.jpg Photographed by Neil Gray on 11 December 2005 at Marievale Bird Sanctuary Gauteng South Africa Camera Canon EOS 20D Shutter 1/1250

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$Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) adult in flight\n\nLagoa dos Salgados, Algarve, Portugal April$

A closeup of a Purple heron flying in the sky

$L70-90cm, WS 120-138cm.\nBreeds in colonies at extensive, shallow swampy lakes with reed beds.\nForages in swallow water in gaps among reeds and along rivers, or more in open in wet meadows.\nSummer visitor (mostly Apr-Oct), wintering in tropical Africa.\nFeeds on fish, frogs and insects.\nNests in reeds or trees.\n\nThis is not a very common Heron in the Netherlands, but can be seen in numbers in the described Habitats.$

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in flight at Kazinga Channel, Uganda. Shot in Wildlife, Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Yellow-billed Stork - The yellow-billed stork, sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread in regions south of the Sahara and also occurs in Rwanda.

Mature Purple heron showing off the beautiful patterns on the feathers in flight in the middle of the day.

stork spread wing flying mid air holding a branch

flying Purple Heron（Ardea purpurea），Shahu,Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region，China,Asia.

a purple heron Ardea cinerea in flight over cloudy sky

$Purple Heron.\nThe purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.\n\nIt is similar in appearance to the more common grey heron but is slightly smaller, more slender and has darker plumage. It is also a more evasive bird, favouring densely vegetated habitats near water, particularly reed beds. It hunts for a range of prey including fish, rodents, frogs and insects, either stalking them or standing waiting in ambush.\n\nPurple herons are colonial breeders and build a bulky nest out of dead reeds or sticks close to the water' edge among reeds or in dense vegetation. About five bluish-green eggs are laid and are incubated by both birds. The young hatch about four weeks later and fledge six weeks after that. The International Union for Conservation of Nature notes that the global population trend is downwards, largely because of the drainage of wetlands, but assesses the purple heron's conservation status as being of \$

clear picture of grey heron bird flying up ocean in the background

The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic

An adult purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in breeding plumage photographed in the reeds and in flight against a blue sky

Great Blue Heron found in a small wetlands pond located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

A closeup shot of a purple heron bird flying over a park

$African Harrier-Hawk.\nThe African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey. It is about 60–66 centimetres (24–26 in) in length. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus).$

They have suck graceful flight motion and was happy to freeze it for my record.

$Great Blue Heron in flight heading to tree top nest.\n\nTaken in Elkhorn Slough, California, USA$

Tiger Heron with a snake on a river bank at Carara national park - Costa Rica

Free Images: "bestof:Purple Heron in flight.jpg Photographed by Neil Gray on 11 December 2005 at Marievale Bird Sanctuary Gauteng South Africa Camera Canon EOS 20D Shutter 1/1250"

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