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2016 Wildlife Photo Contest

Capped Heron, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Peru
Capped Heron

Species: Capped Heron | Location: Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Peru

By Arthur Appleby

While in the Upper Amazon Basin on a skiff, we came across this Capped Heron that was fishing and paying no attention to us.

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I have travelled and photographed in some 125 countries, purely for pleasure.

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