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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Stanley Jones

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area. Oxbow lined with black willow trees with soccer fields on one side and tame pasture on the other at ca. 177 m (581 ft) elevation.
Location
Lions Park, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2022
Scientific name
Nyctanassa violacea
Equipment used
Canon
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delia todd
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A brilliant flight capture this one Stanley. You've really shown some great feather detail too.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
499
Comment count
17

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
270.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
1250
Filename
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Lions Park, Temple.jpg
File size
963.5 KB
Date taken
Sat, 23 April 2022 10:21 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 788px

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