A single Pacific Reef Egret wades, side-on, along the softly breaking shore-break on K'gari (Fraser Island) looking for prey.
The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania. It occurs in two colour morphs with either slaty grey or pure white plumage. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Size: 5047px × 3358px
Location: K'gari, Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ardeinae, australasian, beach, belo, bird, birding, campsite, cathedral, coast, coastal, dark, destination, eastern, egret, egretta, environmental, feathers, fraser, grebe, grey, guruman, habitat, heron, herons, hotspot, island, kgari, landscape, matuku, mature, matuu, medium-sized, moana, morph, motuku, nature, ocean, pacific, plumage, portraits, profile, queensland, reef, sacra, seaside, shoreline, slaty, south-east, striding, tai, tourist, travel, view, wader, wading, waves, wildlife, ākatai
