Bird@KTPH

Went for an appointment at KTPH in July 13 and caught sight of this bird (some kind of heron or egret?) at the reservoir next to the hospital. Was admiring it for a good 5 minutes.

Afternote : Found out it was a purple heron (thanks to Ron Yeo of tidechaser.blogspot.com). A common resident bird not easily seen as it’s very shy and tends to hide among the vegetation. It is found near water bodies and feeds on small animals such as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, insects, crustaceans and even small mammals and birds.