Purple Herons behind us, from beautiful sunshine to pouring rain, everything had changed as we headed out to find Sotos along the río Ebro.
Sotos are areas of the river where Popular Willow and shrubs grow along the river banks. These woodlands are rare amongst all the agriculture bordering the local rivers. These oases are great for birds, especially the bird we were looking for, the Black-crowned Night Heron.
Sotos are areas of the river where Popular Willow and shrubs grow along the river banks. These woodlands are rare amongst all the agriculture bordering the local rivers. These oases are great for birds, especially the bird we were looking for, the Black-crowned Night Heron.
By early afternoon, we had found a small group of Night Herons. Their behaviour, actively hunting food during the day, probably indicated that they were just migrating through this area, although they can sometimes be seen feeding during the daytime.
Once hidden away, we achieved good views of their movements.
All five birds were showing their breeding plumage.
As well as the Night Herons, we observed, Grey herons, and Great white Egrets.
Male Serins were also evident, singing from the trees, hoping to attract a female mate!
We had to continue our journey, leaving these beautiful Night Herons.
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