Although herons resemble birds in some other families, such as the storks, ibises, spoonbills, and cranes, they differ from these in flying with their necks retracted, not outstretched. They are also one of the bird groups that have powder down. Some members of this group nest colonially in trees, while others, notably the bitterns, use reed beds.
The Natal Spurfowl is found in woody areas and hilly areas and likes river bank regions. It is a bird about the size of a Francolin, now called Spurfowl. The height of the Natal Spurfowl is about 38 cms and its weight is about 500 gms.
Many tide pools are habitats of especially adaptable animals that have engaged the attention of naturalists and marine biologists, as well as philosophical essayists: John Steinbeck wrote in The Log from the Sea of Cortez, “It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool.”
