Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus / 中國池鷺
A Chinese Pond Heron in eclipse plumage catches a mudskipper, one of its favourite types of prey.
Pond Herons are kleptoparasitic (stealing the food of others), meaning it isn’t uncommon to see a pond heron that has caught a mudskipper being chased by many other herons (and even little egrets). The success of these chases is low however, although I have witnessed a few instances where a chased pond heron did drop its prey.
Species: Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus / 中國池鷺
Species: Great Blue Spotted Mudskipper / Boleophthalmus pectinirostris / 大彈塗魚
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Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus / 中國池鷺
A Chinese Pond Heron in eclipse plumage catches a mudskipper, one of its favourite types of prey.
Pond Herons are kleptoparasitic (stealing the food of others), meaning it isn’t uncommon to see a pond heron that has caught a mudskipper being chased by many other herons (and even little egrets). The success of these chases is low however, although I have witnessed a few instances where a chased pond heron did drop its prey.
Species: Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus / 中國池鷺
Species: Great Blue Spotted Mudskipper / Boleophthalmus pectinirostris / 大彈塗魚
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Better viewed on a larger screen.)
© This Image is under full copyright Rick C. Graham. © All rights reserved Rick C. Graham. © This image is subject to international copyright laws and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transferred or manipulated without the express written permission of Rick C. Graham.