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)