96CMS.,IT IS A LARGE BIRD .ITS PLUMAGE IS LARGELY GREY ABOVE ,AND OFF-WHITE BELOW.ADULTS HAVE A WHITE HEAD WITH A BROAD BLACK SUPERCILIUM AND SLENDER CREST ,WHILE IMMATURES HAVE A DULL GREY HEAD.IT HAS A POWERFUL PINKISH-YELLOW BILL,WHICH IS BRIGHTER IN BREEDING ADULTS.IT HAS A SLOW FLIGHT WITH LONG NECK RETRACTED(S-SHAPED).FOUND IN ALL KINDS OF LARGER OPEN INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS.IT FEEDS IN SHALLOW WATER ,CATCHING FISH,FROGS AND INSECTS WITH ITS LONG BILL.HERONS WILL ALSO TAKE SMALL MAMMALS AND REPTILES.THEY OCCASIONALLY TAKE BIRDS UPTO THE SIZE OF A WATER RAIL.