I remember coming across one feeding in the Daintree River when I was in a boat with a bird guide on a trip up there.

There are a few guides who work out of Daintree village, and I can recommend booking a trip to any bird lover going up that way as you will see a great variety of birds along the river.

The Great-billed Heron is found in river systems, mangroves, coral reefs, and mud flats in the top end. This very large bird nests in those areas but despite its size, can be hard to find. That's where the guides come in - they usually know where to find them.

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A Striated Heron was only recently found in the Belmont wetlands. This lovely bird was having a dispute with an egret on fishing rights where a small flow of water was draining from the Belmont Lagoon.

There was no way the egret was going to let it fish alongside, so the heron eventually lifted off to let me get the shots. Striated Herons are usually found in mangroves, wetlands and tidal estuaries.

Pacific Heron is one of my favourities. This fantastic bird is common and can be found in wetlands all through the Hunter and other parts of Australia.

It feeds on frogs, fish, insects and it can often be seen in grassland as well. It is a bird with lovely markings on the thorax area, and I must admit I never tire of photographing this bird.

The Reef Heron is another magnificent bird. I found this one feeding along the rock formations at Newcastle.

It was continually on the move and I managed to get some good images as it moved from rock to rock. It is found in coastal areas all around Australia feeding in estuaries.