Bernard Castelein / Indian Pond Heron ( Ardeola grayii), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Ernie Janes / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) hunting fish, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) perched, Sri Lanka.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) wading in shallow water, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) in flight over water, India, January.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) looking for food, India, January.

Loic Poidevin / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) landing, Keoladeo National Park, India, April

Loic Poidevin / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) on a branch with invertebrate prey, Keoladeo National Park, India, April

Loic Poidevin / Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) taking off, Keoladeo National Park, India, April

Staffan Widstrand / Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Ernie Janes / Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) frog prey, Sri Lanka

Ernie Janes / Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) standing on wire fence, Sri Lanka