Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. The call the Squacco Heron the Garcilla Cangrejera in Spanish, which means the Crabbing Little Heron, more or less. In the Tablas at the moment there is an abundance of fish and crustaceans which have proliferated due to […]
Squacco Heron
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As promised here are some shots of the latest arrivals. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) 02, a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr.
Yesterday in Peralvillo I was delighted to see two Purple Herons and a Squacco Heron. One Purple Heron down towards the farm, across the bridge and North was huge. The other was rather slight and near the Squacco Heron at the turn off from the village to the bridge. I […]