White Heron (Kotuku) photographed at Anderson Park, Napier, New Zealand
Image No. White Heron 1
The white heron (Kotuku) is quite a rare bird in New Zealand and is known overseas as a great egret.
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Here is a picture of the above white heron (Kotuku) in flight:
White Heron in flight at Napier, New Zealand
Image No. White Heron 2
This image was captured with the full frame Sony A99 camera.
Click here, here and here to see photographs of White-faced herons Egretta novaehollandiae that were taken at Plimmerton.