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black Crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This picture was taken in the evening. Maybe that explains why the bird looks much yellower than usual. Also the eyes are not the usual red color.

Habitat:

Small lake.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

I did see a few plumes,which usually appear during breeding season.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2013

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