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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)- Stanley Jones
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
The large eyes are well adapted for its nocturnal habits. Taken from a photo blind, there were two or three of these night-herons hiding in a wooded swampy section of the Arroyo Colorado. The large swollen bill is specialized for eating crabs. Six subspecies are recognized. This is the nominate...- jmorlan
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- nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
A rather bedraggled looking immature (SY), probably a refugee from a recent storm. The large swollen bill is specialized for eating crabs. They breed in coastal Central Texas, but this bird was almost certainly a migrant.- jmorlan
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- nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night-heron
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Yellow-crested night herons
My yard guests woke up around sunset and are still in the process of nest-building. The male was gifting her with twigs, which she wove into the nest.- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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The chisel shaped bill is important in identifying this bird. Unfortunately, there is something pale in front of the bill, but with the bird hiding inside the vegetation, that is difficult to avoid.- njlarsen
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- huntington beach sp nyctanassa violacea south carolina usa yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crested night heron
For the second year in a row, I'll be hearing the-pitter patter (and squawking) of baby night herons! The male arrived last Thursday, displayed for 20 minutes but left. They returned together Sunday and have been quite busy renovating last year's nest. The pair that nested in the next tree over...- Barbie Heid
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- heron larger blue-gray bird night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wader bird yellow-crested night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crested night heron
For the second year in a row, I'll be hearing the pitter-patter (and squawking) of baby night herons! The male arrived last Thursday, displayed for 20 minutes but left. They returned together Sunday and have been quite busy renovating last year's nest. The pair that nested in the next tree over...- Barbie Heid
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- birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america heron larger blue-gray bird night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wading birds yellow-crested night heron
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
What I believe is an invertebrate in its beak was disappearing (eaten) during the next few seconds.- njlarsen
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- charleston nyctanassa violacea pitt streat causeway south carolina yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Back for its third year, this adult is well north of its normal West Coast range. Note the characteristic large swollen bill specialized for eating crabs. This species has expanded its range northward with multiple pairs breeding in coastal Southern California as far as Ventura County. Their...- jmorlan
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- california nyctanassa violacea usa yellow-crowned night-heron
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- Category: North America
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Play With Your Food
This Yellow-crowned Night Heron tosses a small crab in the air to position it for a good swallow (he dropped it the first time!).- RonB2
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- ardeidae florida night heron nikkor af-s 500mm f/5.6e pf ed vr nikon nikon z7 ii nyctanassa violacea pelecaniforme tarpon springs tc-14e iii united states yellow-crowned night heron
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Get Outta Here!
A Yellow-crowned Night Heron takes offense to my presence after several minutes of observing him hunt.- RonB2
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- ardeidae florida night heron nikkor af-s 500mm f/5.6e pf ed vr nikon nikon z7 ii nyctanassa violacea pelecaniforme tarpon springs tc-14e iii united states yellow-crowned night heron
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)- Stanley Jones
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- hidalgo county nyctanassa violacea pintail lakes santa ana national wildlife refuge south of alamo subsp. violacea texas yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned night heron.jpg
This is the first time I've seen--and photographed--one of these birds. It posed nicely for its portrait.- MlynchKy
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- heron night nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)- Stanley Jones
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- bell county lions park nyctanassa violacea subsp. violacea temple texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
- Comments: 12
- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)- Stanley Jones
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- bell county lions park nominate subsp. nyctanassa violacea temple texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
On the island there is a huge shopping mall, and on one side is a wetland. Above this they made a nature trail looking out across the bay. If you turn around you see cars and shops, kind of weird but kind of nice.- tetoneon
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- nyctanassa violacea yello crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Taken off the balcony of our rented condo.- tetoneon
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- nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Back again for another year, this adult is well north of its normal West Coast range. Its large swollen bill is specialized for eating crabs. This species has expanded its range northward with multiple pairs breeding in coastal Southern California as far as Ventura County. Their first successful...- jmorlan
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- california nyctanassa violacea usa yellow-crowned night-heron
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
I stumbled across this adult hiding behind a fallen limb in a wooded swamp. Note the large swollen bill specialized for eating crabs. Six subspecies are recognized. This is the nominate race characterized by darker coloration, broader dorsal streaks and having a thinner bill than the West Coast...- jmorlan
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- nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night-heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
This Yellow-crowned Night Heron flew by me on the beach in Florida after doing a little crabbing.- RCHines
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- beach flight florida heron north america nyctanassa violacea united states yellow-crowned night heron
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron stopped by for a little crabbing on the beach!- RCHines
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- beach florida north america nyctanassa violacea united states usa yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
This is the Juvenile.- tetoneon
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- nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Taken on Hilton Head Island, SC. We finally got away for a couple of weeks.- tetoneon
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- nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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- 12bb nyctanassa violacea tennessee usa yellow-crowned night heron
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (beginning 1st summer), Brazos Bend SP .jpg
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) Youngster beginning its first summer.- Stanley Jones
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- brazos bend sp flight juvenile/immature needville nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
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- Category: North America