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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (beginning 1st summer), Brazos Bend SP .jpg
Stanley Jones

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (beginning 1st summer), Brazos Bend SP .jpg (Nyctanassa violacea)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) Youngster beginning its first summer.
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Habitat
Gulf Prairies and Marshes vegetation area. Swamp adjacent to Elm Lake at 12 m (39 ft) elevation.
Location
Elm Lake, Brazos Bend State Park east of Needville, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2021
Scientific name
Nyctanassa violacea
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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Such gorgeous detail captured in this youngster Stanley! Hope it has ca great summer 😊
 
bievreJJ
fantastic photo of this attractive youngster, Stanley, perfect timing to get a superb stop action capture, top notch, many tfs!!
 
peterow
Three brilliant colourfully lit and well detailed captures, Stanley. Brilliant shots, well done.
 
Kits
Wonderfully timed and focused action shot, Stanley.
 
Doc Duck
Reminds me of that stressful stage of parenthood when we were constantly chasing after the kids to keep them out of trouble, and then quick as a flash they were running off to some other danger :S
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
728
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
Æ’/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (beginning 1st summer), Brazos Bend SP .jpg
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Tue, 20 April 2021 9:26 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 758px

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