PURPLE HERON

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see  261)                 PURPLE HERON                    Ardea purpurea

INDONESIA (Bali)          (23)        

Mainly freshwater bird found in extensive swamps and adjacent, flooded paddy fields; sometimes around mangroves and tidal estuaries. 90 cm. Range: Africa and Eurasia: generally uncommon but locally numerous resident throughout the Greater Sundras and east into parts of Wallacea.

LESSER FRIGATEBIRD

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see    288)               LESSER FRIGATEBIRD                   Fregata ariel

INDONESIA (Bali)         (22)        

A pelagic bird which sometimes flies across land; catches fish and squids from surface waters, female will chase terns for their catch. 76 cm. Most common frigatebird in Indonesia; Ranges across tropical oceans worldwide; roams widely during non-breeding season.