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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

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Description:

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Notes:

This bird was eating sand crabs on the beach. I have seen Yellow-crowned Night Herons before, but mostly along estuaries and wetlands. Beautiful mating plummage!

Reference Links:

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Or…

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PublishedMay 17, 2013

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