bad hair day. a white heron in breeding plumage at waitangiroto nature reserve, new zealand

adult alba ardea avian bad beak bill bird birds blue breeding colony common conservation critically day department doc egret endangered feathers feet great hair heron island kahikatea kotuku large legs longnecked migratory native nature nest nesting new okarito plumage rainforest rare reserve sanctuary south threatened waitangiroto westland whataroa white wings zealand