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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Description:

Adults are about 61 cm long and weigh 625 g. They have a white crown and back with the remainder of the body grayish, red eyes and short yellow legs. They have a white stripe below the eye. Juveniles resemble young Black-crowned Night-Herons, being mainly brown flecked with white or gray. I spotted this handsome male in a tree near the pond where I've been scouting geese and ducks lately. I was treated to a glimpse of his "girlfriend" (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/243...) as well as his lovely display for her!

Habitat:

Summer residents in this part of GA for breeding only. Their breeding habitat is swamps and marshes from the eastern United States to north-eastern South America. They often nest in colonies, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs.

Notes:

Spotted at a wooded detention/retention pond in an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA

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Georgia, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2013
Submitted on May 20, 2013

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