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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Description:

A medium-sized gray heron with a white stripe beneath the eye and on the head and a yellow patch of feathers where the beak meets the head.

Habitat:

Natural spring fed stream that feeds into a wetland in the middle of an urban city.

Notes:

It was stalking, catching and eating crayfish.

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LisaPowers
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LisaPowers

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2016
Submitted on May 26, 2016

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