• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

yellow-crowned night-heron

  1. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    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
    • Media item
    • nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  2. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    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
    • Media item
    • california nyctanassa violacea usa yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  3. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Taken off the balcony of our rented condo.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  4. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    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
    • Media item
    • california nyctanassa violacea usa yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  5. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    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
    • Media item
    • nyctanassa violacea texas usa yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  6. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    This is the Juvenile.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  7. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Taken on Hilton Head Island, SC. We finally got away for a couple of weeks.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  8. Sleepy head....

    Sleepy head....

    I see a lot more of the Black-crowned in SW Florida than I do this one.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  9. Juvy Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

    Juvy Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

    • kevinsl06
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  10. Yellow-crowned Night-heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-heron

    he stood out in the open rather conveniently, staring at something tasty before slowly taking off for a quieter spot. I think the ssp is calignis
    • max1
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Yellow-crowned Night-heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-heron

    On the Tarcoles River
    • Mick Harris
    • Media item
    • costa rica yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron C-RICA SER 2

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron C-RICA SER 2

    • rdavis
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Taken just off the parking lot at the Corkscrew CREW, Naples, Florida. Down the road a bit from the famous Corkscrew Swamp, owned by the Audubon. The Crew is state owned and free.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  14. Mesmerizing eyes

    Mesmerizing eyes

    I thought that the striking looks of this stunning bird, especially its head and its amazing eyes, would warrant a follow up from a previous post where the bird's posture is very different.
    • schulzj
    • Media item
    • juvenile yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  15. Night-Heron, juvenile

    Night-Heron, juvenile

    It couldn't possibly get any better that day, but it did because this little guy presented itself late in the afternoon to a small group of admirers. He obviously enjoyed the attention and gave us ample time to take our shots.
    • schulzj
    • Media item
    • juvenile yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  16. Clutter can be nice too.....

    Clutter can be nice too.....

    This was taken a Corkscrew Swamp which is run by the Audubon Society.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 23
    • Category: North America
  17. Yellow_crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow_crowned Night-Heron

    Another image from a four mile drive through J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  18. Yellow_crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow_crowned Night-Heron

    Another image of this obliging heron, but this time with a bite to eat.
    • tetoneon
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: North America
  19. Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juv.

    Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juv.

    Juvenile Nyctanassa violacea in Imperial Beach, CA, 09-04-10, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L.
    • Marysan
    • Media item
    • juv. yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  20. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron C-RICA SER

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron C-RICA SER

    Taken from a boat on 26Jan2010 along Rio Esquina before it empties into Golfo Dulce, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
    • rdavis
    • Media item
    • costa rica golfo dulce yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

    • Patrick Floré
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Juvenile)

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Juvenile)

    While preparing breakfast we looked out the window of the camper and saw this early morning visitor walling around our campsite. We were able to capture many pictures of this juvenile Night-Heron, here is one we hope you enjoy. This photo was taken at Curry Hammock State Park, near the city of...
    • jonsund
    • Media item
    • curry hammock state park florida keys nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  23. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Immature)

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Immature)

    This immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was spotted along the banks of a small creek that runs from a man-made lake to Salt Run an estuary found within Anastasia State Park.
    • jonsund
    • Media item
    • anastasia state park fl immature nyctanassa violacea st. augustine usa yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  24. Hot Bird

    Hot Bird

    Temperature is 96F the heat index is 105 (down from 111 yesterday)
    • ixodid
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  25. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

    • onlybill
    • Media item
    • yellow-crowned night-heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
Back
Top