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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Breeds and roosts in trees and bushes usually close to shallow, reed-fringed lakes, marshes or fishponds where they feed

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Comments (3)
williefromwi
nice capture, we have this same exact bird in my part of the world.

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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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