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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (adult)
Stanley Jones

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (adult) (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) Only its head was visible above the alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides).
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Marshes and Prairies vegetation area, manicured park with scattered oaks, hackberry and elm trees. Wide drainage ditch with a riparian, small swamp and open man made pond at 8 m (26 ft) elevation.
Location
Elva Lobit Park, League City, Galveston County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2023
Scientific name
Nyctanassa violacea
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: fiveroll, Danielbirdwatcher, Э́ллин and 5 others
bievreJJ
excellent! superb head closeup of this beautiful heron, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Despite the dangerous habitat a happily looking heron. Awesome portrait of this yellow-crowned night heron.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
497
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
320
Filename
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (adult) with alligator weed, Elva Lobit Park, League City.jpg
File size
1.6 MB
Date taken
Sun, 04 June 2023 8:36 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 740px

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