Bang Pu

14Mar2016

Chinese Pond-Heron

An East Asian freshwater bird
...six pond herons (genus Ardeola)
are described.

Ardeola bacchus

(L 19" WS 20" Wt 6 oz)

Lumpini Park

Bangkok

11Mar2106

Bacchus refers to the
Roman god of wine.

almost hidden

in tall swamp grasses

a heron

solitary, grand,

watching the world of fish

(Kirsty Karkow)