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Yellow Crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Description:

There much have been a bumper crop of crawfish, because the night herons did not care how close I was getting while they were hunting at the water's edge, gorging themselves on a tasty lunch! And nearby, a young American Alligator fed on the crawfish as well, as it hid quietly in the duck weed.

Habitat:

Swamp

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10 Comments

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Congratulations!!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Wow that sure looks delicious. Congratulations.

rams4d
rams4d 9 years ago

Excellent spot, congrats !!!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

nice spotting.... Congrats......

Frederic Ansermoz
Frederic Ansermoz 9 years ago

Congratulations for your spotting of the day reward and your photos!

My Wildhood
My Wildhood 9 years ago

Thanks so much everyone! I remember this being such a perfect day for photos. The birds and alligators were active, the temperature was perfect, and there was a nice cloud cover to prevent over-saturation. It was the trifecta!

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Congratulations!

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 9 years ago

Congrats!!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Great job, awesome pic. Well done on SOTD

KarenL
KarenL 9 years ago

Welcome to the Community My Wildhood, and congratulations, your great capture has been chosen Spotting of the Day! Although crustaceans make up the majority of their diet, yellow-crowned night herons have been known to snap up lizards, snakes, young birds, mice, and even small rabbits!

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My Wildhood
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My Wildhood

Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 10, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2014

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