Night Herons and other beautiful birds

When I was a young, mad keen birder, in the late 1970s and early 80s Night Herons were still very rare birds and each record had the following question connected to it - "is it from Edinburgh?". That was because back in the day Edinburgh Zoo was home to a large and prolific free flying colony, since then birds have been captured and rehomed. Only two are currently at large, one of which was hatched in the feral colony in 1982. 

One of the last two free-flying Night Herons at Edinburgh Zoo. 

Darwin's Rhea

Cassowary - a most extraordinary bird

Egyptian Vulture

Meller's Duck, a threatened Madagascan endemic 

Madagascar Teal, another rare Madagascan endemic

Chilean Flamingos. Always extraordinarily beautiful. 

Steller's Sea Eagle

 Same bird, staring at me