My eye was drawn to a white object on the opposite side of the river. I initially thought it was some rubbish that had drifted down with the current and was now stuck in the mud. Bringing my camera to my eye so I could look through the telephoto lens I realised I was looking at a White-faced Heron freezing in place as it looked for food to eat. It was in front of a carcass of a large animal, which may have been drawing insects. Photos two and three below show the heron hunting the insects possibly attracted by the dead animal. Photo four was when the heron stretched up to full height.
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