indian pond heron

Indian Pond Heron

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Nepali Name: आसकोटे बकुल्ला (Aaskote Bakulla)

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 22 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 18 June, 2013. Photo: aB
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha
Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. The transformation this bird goes through from non-breeding to breeding plumage is just amazing.
2. Kind of hard to spot when resting. Flies off with a flash of white. Wonder how does that make sense evolutionarily?

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