Preening heron peers down

Standing in a mangrove just above fishers' heads at busy Dungeness boat ramp, Striated Heron (Butorides striata) pauses in preen while waiting in vain for unwanted fish.

Bird moved about a lot, but always stayed part-hidden.

Till it came time to fly.

Also prominent at the ramp, Great Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) working the Herbert River-Hinchenbrook Channel outflow.

Light overcast no help for flight images.