Friday, August 19, 2011

Indian Pond herons


Indian Pond herons, originally uploaded by Saurav Pandey.

Via Flickr:
From wikipedia: The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. The camouflage is so excellent that they will often allow humans to approach very close before taking to flight, and this has resulted in folk names and beliefs that the birds are short-sighted or blind.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Pond_Heron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganthittu_Bird_Sanctuary

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