Talk:White-faced heron

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Did you know... that the White-faced Heron's (pictured) techniques to find food include standing still and waiting for prey, walking slowly in water, wing flicking, foot raking or chasing prey with open wings?

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Caption

Hi Marty. Re the caption, the reasoning goes like this:

We know it's a white-faced heron, that's what the article's about. So that bit is redundant.
Except for species with regional differences, the place that photo was taken is not really relevant to a species account caption. That information belongs on the image description page.

--Gergyl (talk) 04:42, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

File:White-faced-Heron444.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:White-faced-Heron444.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 17, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-11-17. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 19:18, 15 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) is a common species of heron found throughout most of Australasia. It is a relatively small bird, typically weighing 550 g (1.21 lb) and ranging 60–70 cm (24–28 in) in height. It can be found almost anywhere near shallow water, fresh or salt, including residential fish ponds. Adults are pale, slightly bluish-grey, with yellow legs and white facial markings.Photo: Benjamint444

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File:Egretta novaehollandiae Tasmania 1.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Egretta novaehollandiae Tasmania 1.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on January 30, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-01-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:29, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]