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yellow-crowned night heron

  1. Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) juvenile.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • elva lobit park galveston county league city nyctanassa violacea violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • emmott rd harris county houston nyctanassa violacea texas usa windfern rd yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  3. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  4. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • elva lobit park galveston county league city nyctanassa violacea violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  5. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron Juvenile

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) juvenile.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • anahuac national wildlife refuge chambers county nyctanassa violacea violacea shoveler pond texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  6. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • elva lobit park galveston county league city nyctanassa violacea violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  7. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (adult)

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (adult)

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea) Only its head was visible above the alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • elva lobit park galveston county league city nyctanassa violacea violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  8. Yellow-crowned Night Heron P1250319.jpg

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron P1250319.jpg

    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
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  9. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  10. Play With Your Food

    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
  11. Get Outta Here!

    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
  12. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  13. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
  14. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  15. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  16. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    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
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  17. Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron

    • Pauhana
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    • 12bb nyctanassa violacea tennessee usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  18. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (beginning 1st summer), Brazos Bend SP .jpg

    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
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  19. Yellow-crowned Night Heron.jpg

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron.jpg

    Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea violacea)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos bend sp needville nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  20. Fancy Bird

    Fancy Bird

    Same heron, same day, as this photo. I forgot to upload this one. https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/yellow-crowned-night-heron-display-plumage.660454 He was showing off to another heron, which I assume was a female. Now and then he would dip like this and make a "bwoo" noise. I'm not sure if she...
    • Tired
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    • nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron yellow-crowned night heron displaying
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  21. Yellow-crowned night heron

    Yellow-crowned night heron

    Trying to have a little afternoon nap on a warm day, this yellow-crowned night heron would open one eye to watch people pass by from about 12 feet away - once determined to not be a threat, the eye would close again.
    • Zackiedawg
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    • florida heron night heron nyctanassa violacea usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  22. Night Heron Closeup

    Night Heron Closeup

    Another shot of this handsome fellow.
    • Tired
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    • herons nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  23. Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Display Plumage

    Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Display Plumage

    I assume this is a male. He was showing off to a prospective partner in another tree. Video clips: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/yellow-crowned-night-heron-courtship-behavior-photos-video-footage-not-a-question-or-concern.406407/
    • Tired
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    • courtship behavior heron courtship behavior herons nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  24. Yellow-crowned night heron

    Yellow-crowned night heron

    A year-round bird for us, often found along the salt marshes and mangroves along the coast as well as in the freshwater wetlands. Despite the name, they're out day and night, and feed anytime on various crawfish and crabs, as well as fish, frogs, and anything else they can nab. The...
    • Zackiedawg
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    • heron night heron nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  25. ycnhjuvenile2-web.jpg

    ycnhjuvenile2-web.jpg

    Yellow-crowned Night-heron (juvenile) in spread-wing posture likely for thermoregulation.
    • IDidiot
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    • florida usa juvenile mangroves nyctanassa violacea spread-wing posture yellow-crowned night heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
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