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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Description:

Adult Description Medium-sized rather stocky heron. Black face and bill, with white cheek. Yellowish crown stripe. Gray body. Legs yellow. Immature Description Brown with tiny white spots on the wings and narrow, indistinct streaks on the underparts. Bill black. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yello...

Habitat:

Yellow-crowned Night-Herons live in or near wetlands—on the coast along islands, mangroves, and barrier beaches; farther inland in wooded swamps, forested uplands, and lakes and rivers, sometimes near residential areas. They usually nest in small colonies, sometimes with other wadiing birds, and forage along tidal marshes, in tide pools and the shores of water bodies where crustaceans are abundant http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yello...

Notes:

He was busy eating a crayfish!

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1 Comment

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Very beautiful shots! I am amazed how can the bird eat this big crayfish :-)

WillRountree
Spotted by
WillRountree

Richwood, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 9, 2008
Submitted on Oct 10, 2011

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