Indian Pond Heron
An Indian Pond Heron seen in its breeding colours. In their non-breeding plumage their camouflage is so good that they can be approached closely before they take to flight, a behaviour which has resulted in folk names and beliefs that the birds are short-sighted or blind. They are very common in India, and are usually solitary foragers but numbers of them may sometimes feed in close proximity during the dry seasons when small wetlands have a high concentration of prey. The primary food of these birds includes crustaceans, aquatic insects, fishes, tadpoles and sometimes leeches.
Indian Pond Heron
An Indian Pond Heron seen in its breeding colours. In their non-breeding plumage their camouflage is so good that they can be approached closely before they take to flight, a behaviour which has resulted in folk names and beliefs that the birds are short-sighted or blind. They are very common in India, and are usually solitary foragers but numbers of them may sometimes feed in close proximity during the dry seasons when small wetlands have a high concentration of prey. The primary food of these birds includes crustaceans, aquatic insects, fishes, tadpoles and sometimes leeches.