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black-crowned night-heron

  1. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

  2. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

  3. Black-crowned night-heron

    Black-crowned night-heron

    A big colony there.
  4. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

  5. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron at the UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery in Dallas, TX.
  6. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Here is a video showing an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron swimming; a behavior I have never seen before or since. Most active at night, they often roost quietly in trees or bushes during the day. This is the most widespread heron in the world, breeding on all continents except Australia and...
  7. Black-crowned Night Heron,

    Black-crowned Night Heron,

  8. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Black-crowned Night Heron

  9. Black-crowned Night-Heron - 0

    Black-crowned Night-Heron - 0

    Was hunting/eating something, but I'm not sure what.
  10. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    This Black-crowned Night-Heron was a photographic lifer!
  11. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Along the boardwalk at Six Mile Slough.
  12. Black-crowned Night-Demon

    Black-crowned Night-Demon

    Glowing red eyes appear demonic to me.
  13. Healthy eating Black-crowned Night Heron

    Healthy eating Black-crowned Night Heron

    Getting its greens with its fish dinner
  14. Almost nightfall so this flew in

    Almost nightfall so this flew in

    True to its name this Black-crowned Night Heron flew in and started hunting just as the sun was setting.
  15. Fish Alert!

    Fish Alert!

    This appears to be the same fellow I saw a couple days prior in the same spot though up in the tree. This time he was on the shore in a seemingly more typical "hunched" posture when I first saw it. There was a small swirl on the surface of the pond indicating a likely fish, which...
  16. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

    Juvenile
  17. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

    This bird was living the easy life at the hotel by fishing using bread as bait that was thrown into the various ponds in the grounds by guests feeding the fish. This was taken as it was chilling out after a large breakfast of four or five fish from the pool next to the restaurant.
  18. Black-crowned night-Heron

    Black-crowned night-Heron

    Early morning capture.
  19. Black-crowned night-heron (juvenile)

    Black-crowned night-heron (juvenile)

    This is a repost of black-crowned night-heron (juvenile), but zoomed in shot for better detail. Lost my background look but a better look at the subject.
  20. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    This heron had just caught a small catfish.
  21. Black-crowned Night-heron

    Black-crowned Night-heron

    Yet another Heron from that super hotel pond. Taken while I was having breakfast.
  22. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    A juvie, and you can tell by the yellow on the bill, and if you were able to seem them, large white spots on the wing coverts. The Yellow-crowned has tiny white spots and a black bill. The adults are an easier ID.
  23. Don't move a mussel...

    Don't move a mussel...

    I watched this standoff for quite awhile. The tiny gator did get to live another day.
  24. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    A juvenile keeps its eye on the water and grass below in hopes of a little brunch.
  25. Black-crowned Night-Heron

    Black-crowned Night-Heron

    An immature poses nicely for me south of Naples, Florida.
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