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A juvenile night heron experimented with getting across fences (note: neither fence nor heron were hurt during the experiment). In contrast, the Common Terns present look much more elegant. Of course, Tiaozini also has Cattle Egret … … and the usually somewhat depressed looking Black-crowned Night Heron.
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