Black-crowned Night Heron
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Black-crowned Night Heron
Artist
Jennie Breeze
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Photograph - Original Img_1776
Description
The stately Black-crowned Night Heron is found near ponds, streams, marshes and shorelines where it hunts for shellfish, fish, frogs, mice, insects, and even other birds. Standing about 2-feet tall, they are gray with a black bill, head, and back and yellow legs and feet with piercing red eyes. Seen by day, these chunky herons seem dull and lethargic, with groups sitting hunched and motionless in trees near water. They become more active at dusk, flying out to foraging sites, calling "wok" as they pass high overhead in the darkness. When breeding, they have long white feathers streaming from the top of their heads. You’ll see them most often at dawn and dusk, standing like a statue ready to strike their prey, or eerily swooping overhead into the dark. Some studies suggest that they feed at night because they are dominated by other herons and egrets by day.
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May 28th, 2021
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Jennie Breeze
Thanks Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography! Appreciate the feature in your VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHY art group.
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