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A heron plump, gray, black and white head.
Islas Galápagos
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa
This youngster is preening in the morning sunshine from the top limbs of a live ...
violacea, formerly placed in the genus ...
I spotted this lovely bird at the same pond where I have been watching geese ...
An adult sitting in a nest in the top of the live oaks. Both sexes contribute ...
I'm 99% sure that these are two immature YCNH sunning themselves in the top ...
We were in a city park, among live oak trees and manicured lawn with paved ...
Adults are about 61 cm long and weigh 625 g. They have a white crown and back ...
Adults are about 61 cm long and weigh 625 g. They have a white crown and back ...
The name may imply that this bird is strictly nocturnal, but it was happily ...
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa
This is a wading bird, the females being a little smaller than the males. Per ...