What is this? A terrible photo (ha! Stole your joke!), but what's depicted therein? A Nankeen Night Heron! I only got this brief shot before it was chased off by noisy miners, but this was such a surprise!

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Nankeen night heron, Nycticorax caledonicus. Brazenly out and about during the daytime.

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A selection of Kakadu locals. Front and centre is a Nankeen Night Heron. From the left in the back row is a partially obscured Spoonbill, an Australian Ibis, and a Glossy Ibis. Further back on the right are various ducks and Magpie Geese. Taken at Kakadu NP Northern Territory Australia. #birdsOfMastodon #birds #naturephotography #Kakadu #northernterritory #australia #NankeenNightHeron #RoyalSpoonbill #ibis #magpiegoose
A Nankeen night-heron standing on one leg on the branch of a eucalyptus tree. The vegetation is fairly dense for outback Queensland as this was on the banks of a creek. Taken at Alroy Station near Yowah SW Queensland Australia. #birdsOfMastodon #birds #naturephotography #alroystation #Queensland #australia #NankeenNightHeron