Title

Squacco heron in breeding plumage. It is a stocky species with a short neck

Caption

Squacco heron in breeding plumage. It is a stocky species with a short neck, short thick bill and buff brown back. In summer, the adults have long neck feathers. Its appearance changes in flight when it flies up to the sky

Date

May 28, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22F54_180

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Ardeinae Ardeola ralloides Aves Bird Birds Botswana Botswanan Ciconiiformes Okavango River Pelecaniformes Southern Africa Squacco heron Squacco herons adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild appearance back backs beak beaks behavior behaviour bill bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time brown change changing fauna flight flights fly flying habitat herons in flight in the air look looks mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mid air natural environment natural environments natural habitat neck nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season short social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery thick type types wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Ardeidae Heron Herons aquatic bird river rivers water bird water birds waterfowl