One of the great things about writing to my images is learning about the things I capture.

Maybe I have seen this species of bird before but I certainly could not have been sure let alone describe it. Now I can say with reasonable confidence, it is a white faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae which literally translates to ‘egret of New Holland’. Apparently they are quite common around waterways throughout all of Australia and I am sure I will notice them from now on.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 472, White-faced Heron’ 1/640s f/4.0 ISO320 200mm