White-faced Herons

[Robin Eckermann <>]

At 08:22 PM 28/08/2011, Philip Veerman wrote:
> As
> this is two birds in a tree, yes quite likely they are considering
> nesting there. However with no nest yet, it would be hard to say it (or
> anything they may be doing)  is early. HANZAB says "May only
> month in which nesting not started." That information dates from
> 1990. Yes the reddish breast plumes are a breeding plumage. HANZAB says
> nothing about distinguishing the sexes.

Thanks, Philip - interesting that they can breed almost any
time.

I should probably have added that they were perched about 1m from last
years nest, which is still in existence. In fact, I took a picture of
that nest today so that it will be possible to discern if its being
refurbished on future visits. Here's the picture ... yesterday they were
perched just out of sight on the LHS.

Regards ... Robin