Purpurreiher. Emporstrecken des Halses, schräggehaltener Schnabel, langsames Zubodensinken des Halses. Dazwischen gegenseitiges Hacken mit den Schnäbeln, Fassen an den Schnäbeln, Putzen, Hecheln.

The film show mutual display of young purple herons. This is done by stretching the neck upwards, keeping the bill in an oblique position and by bending the stiff neck slowly to the ground. The young can also be seen hitting each other on the head by quickly downward movements of the stiff neck.