The White-faced Herons is a blue-grey bird with long legs, a long neck and a white face. They are fairly common around Canberra. They are not usually seen in suburban gardens although there are instances of these herons coming into gardens to look for fish in ornamental ponds. They stalk aquatic prey in the shallows such as fish, frogs, small reptiles and invertebrates.

There are more observed from April to August and fewer during January and February, when they are away breeding. Numbers reported were very variable during the survey period, and were much higher in later years. This may be due to a site next to the Curtin Horse paddocks and its nearby creek where many have been recorded since 1993. White-faced Herons nest in colonies near lakes and dams where there are dead trees. R=68. BR=65.

 
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