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A rare white-phase reef heron fishing.

A rare white-phase reef heron fishing.

While on an expedition at Kohukohu on the Hokianga Harbour, in the north of New Zealand, in 2014, I photographed this extremely rare white-phase reef heron (Egr...
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While on an expedition at Kohukohu on the Hokianga Harbour, in the north of New Zealand, in 2014, I photographed this extremely rare white-phase reef heron (Egretta sacra) near the wharf. This is the second-ever recorded sighting of a white morph heron in New Zealand, the first being in Christchurch, South Island, in 1987.
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Canon EOS 650D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 250/1

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Mar, 2018

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Amazing never seen a white one only ones I see are the ones I posted here on VB

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