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Yellow-crowned Night-heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by StacyH
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Notes:

I've seen them gular fluttering which looks like they are meditating. Look up gular fluttering on youtube. Its pretty cool.

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Yellow-crowned night heron

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