Madagascar squacco heron (Madagascar pond-heron) (Malagasy pond-heron) (Ardeola idae), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Common Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), immature, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Indian Pond Heron (ardeola grayii), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Common squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Common squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Common Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Squacco heron, (Ardeola ralloides), Chobe National Park, Chobe River, Botswana

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) in a tree, Khwai Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Squacco heron. Ardeola ralloides. Chobe river, botswana

Crab plovers (Dromas ardeola) moving along waters edge in late evening to roosting grounds. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis, Ardeola ibis) riding on back of a grazing sheep, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis, Ardeola ibis) standing in meadow, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), adult landing, Campania, Italy

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), adult standing in a swamp at sunset, Campania, Italy

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides), Adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy