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Black-crowned Night Heron cooling off
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Black-crowned Night Heron cooling off (nycticorax nycticorax)

We have about 11 night herons that roost in the local park and hang around in the early morning grooming and bathing.
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Habitat
park
Location
hong kong,china
Date taken
August 2008
Scientific name
nycticorax nycticorax
Equipment used
olympus E-420 (DSLR)and Olymp 25 mm lens plus Swarovski ATS80HD scope and SW 20x eyepiece
Adalia
Superb Neil,I have never seen a shot of a heron immersed like this before!! :t::t::t::t:

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Cora.
 
BlueRaven
Wow... I didn't even know that they swam like that. Interesting and a good shot! Thanks
 
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BlueRaven,
It's the way they bathe. They will fly down to the water or walk out and just sink down to this level and dunk themselves. Neil.
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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