Title

Chinese Pond-heron

Caption

Chinese Pond-heron (Ardeola bacchus) adult, breeding plumage, standing on mudflats, Mai Po Marshes Reserve, Deep Bay, New Territories, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Date

Jan 29, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/John Holmes

Reference

BRK22F97_318

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (684,7Kb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ardeinae Ardeola Ardeola bacchus Aves Bird Birds China Chinese Chinese pond heron Ciconiiformes East Asia Hong Kong Mudflats No People Pelecaniformes People's Republic of China Pond heron Pond herons South China Sea Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild bay bays behavior behaviour bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time cala coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts cove deserted empty fauna habitat herons lateral lateral view mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures mud muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat new no one nobody nuptial plumage ocean out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season side view side views sideview sidewards sideways social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing tide tides uninhabited wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Ardeidae Asia China Seas Heron Herons Pacific Pacific Ocean Wadden Sea aquatic bird intertidal zone mudflat mudflat landscape mudflats tideland tidelands water bird water birds waterfowl sea