Loic Poidevin / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India, March

Sandesh Kadur / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) standing motionless in water, Tadoba-Andhari Reserve, Maharashtra, India, November

Konstantin Mikhailov / Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) in wetlands, nr Karachi, Pakistan, March

Bernard Castelein / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) wading, Rajasthan, India.

Tim Laman / Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) on a mangrove river bank in the Sundarban Forest, Khulna Province, Bangladesh.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian pond heron {Ardeola grayii} standing beside water, Tamil Nadu, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian pond heron {Ardeola grayii} in flight, Tamil Nadu, India

Bernard Castelein / Indian pond heron {Ardeola grayii} perching on wire, next to garland of flowers, River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Konstantin Mikhailov / Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii), Haleji Lake near Karachi, Pakistan,

Konstantin Mikhailov / Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) in winter plumage, Haleji Lake, near Karachi, Pakistan, March 2005

Bernard Castelein / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) in breeding plumage perched on log in water, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) standing in water with fish prey, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Pond heron (Ardeola grayii) in breeding plumage standing on log, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Elio Della Ferrera / Pond heron {Ardeola grayii} Thar desert, India

Jean-Pierre Zwaenepoel / Indian pond heron {Ardeola grayii} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pond heron {Ardeola grayii} Oman

Bernard Castelein / Pond heron fishing {Ardeola grayii} Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan, India