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Nycticorax nycticorax
Large bird, orange eyes, brown back with white splotches, white underbelly with brown speckles.
Spotted in a small pond off a fast moving river.
Spotted in a turtle pond of the Twelve Mile Creek. It was fishing in the pond for some time. It eventually was scared off. It had a large wingspan several feet wide.
Spotted on Jun 27, 2011
Submitted on Jun 28, 2011
3 Comments
Agreed. Black Crowned Night Heron. Those orange eyes are something!
very similar to this one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/657...
Right you are, I couldn't think of name. Thanks