MILANG, South Australia

WHITE-FACED HERON
It is quite common to see a White-faced Heron in the Milang wetlands quietly hunting for food which may include rats, mice, small reptiles, frogs, molluscs and insects.
They are usually seen alone rather than in larger groups. When they are disturbed they will take off with a rasp of annoyance to fly away with neck tucked in and legs trailing.

NANKEEN NIGHT HERON
The name of these birds refers to the distinctive rufous colour of their back and wings which was known as “nankeen” and to the fact that they look for food at night after leaving their day-time roosting places at dusk.

They are smaller than the familiar White-faced Herons, with a shorter neck. You can usually see at least three of them during the day in the pine tree across the road from the MOSH in Daranda Terrace.

The adults develop three slender white head plumes. The juvenile birds have brown and white streaks underneath with a tear-drop pattern on their wings.