On my recent visit to Plimmerton beach I watched a pair of White faced Herons glide in on the gentlest curve to land on the rocks. The tide was lowering so there were plenty of rock pools for them to forage in.
The smaller of the two was very close to where I was seated and so I was able to observe and photograph it as it fished for small and often silvery food items.
It was amazing to watch the bird shift its weight almost imperceptibly on to its left leg while the right leg very gently and quickly stirred the water. It was not a vigorous movement but it netted a morsel into that darting beak every time.
We live in an area close to the Pauatahanui Inlet so we see these lovely Herons on the shore very frequently. It was very special to be so close to them on this visit.
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How lovely to be so close to these beautiful birds.
Wow. Looks so much like a Great Blue Heron, but different.