Black-headed Heron

The Black-headed Heron (Latin name Ardea melanocephala) has a height of 92 cms and weighs around 710 gms. The head is coloured black while the bill is coloured black. The Ardea melanocephala has a black coloured throat, black legs and a brown coloured back. The eyes are yellow.

Alternate capture: http://365project.org/salza/365/2015-07-26

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful capture! Never heard or seen one before. Thanks for sharing

[Pam Knowler]

Wonderful - what a gorgeous bird!! Fav!

[Islandgirl]

Stunning capture Sally!

[Taffy]

Wow -- to see this so close...I'm totally envious!

[Leon Buijs]

Great details and focus, beautiful image

[Rosie Kind]

what a lovely pose - Fav

[Karin Hirsch]

Great capture and detail in the plumage

[Chris P]

strange that it weights less than a kilo, that's way too low for it's height. Weird bird overall

[Denise Wood]

Fantastic capture :)

[Eric di Bosco]

Great clarity and focus!

[Nina Ganci]

amazing details and clarity

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Fascinating bird- looks somewhat similar to our "Blue" version. Excellent shot!