Single White-necked heron wading carefully through water in a freshwater billabong, North Queensland wetland looking for prey.

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Large breeding White-necked Heron or Pacific heron, stalking through a wetland habitat waterhole patiently looking for its next prey item.

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Size: 3623px × 5435px
Location: Townsville, North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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