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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
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 an open 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, peterday, Э́ллин and 5 others
marktordy
Great description on the Habitat always like to see night heron... Bet that was a exciting moment yes
 
bievreJJ
outstanding inflight capture of this handsome night heron, Stanley, shows really well against the great setting, love it, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
224
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Elva Lobit Park, League City.jpg
File size
98.6 KB
Date taken
Fri, 02 June 2023 12:27 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 614px

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