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Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by StacyH
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29.5655, -95.0541

Field Notes

Habitat:

Near the water at dusk and dawn. In this case they've been feeding from fishermen and haven't been seen in Armand Bayou around that time as usual.

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Black-crowned night heron

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StacyH
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Gulf Coast Wildlife
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Biodiversity of Texas
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Armand Bayou in Texas

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PublishedNovember 7, 2015

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