3/5/10 birds on the river Nile

 the latest heronry chicks are on   http://egyptswildlife2.blogspot.com/
Two sparrows keeping  an eye on things in the fever tree,
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          Little White Egret  and 2 moorhens

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Squacco heron came to join in the log rolling

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 Pied Kingfishers male and fledgling.

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Just waiting for a fish to pass by.

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Female juvenile  

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Not such a good photo  just like its back plumage.

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Little white Egret

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 The fish was rather too big and it let it go.

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One of the older Juveniles  not sure if this is a large white egret  all the juvenile herons have green legs  and change colour with age the Cattle egret is easily identified,   the little white in adult has yellow feet black legs and black beak . the large white has  gray black legs and yellow beak hardly any difference in size despite the names,
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This is one of the rare visitors to the Nile delta according to the book last year I only saw one pair. this year there are quite a few.  The Striated Heron, Most of the herons here are quite small the striated being the smallest  and the purple heron being the largest

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I have cut most of the photos because of the rubish in the Nile. as you can see in the first   heron  and moorhen frame.