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Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Two of these yellow-crowned night-herons where wading around. I doubt they were feeding because they supposedly feed at night.

Habitat:

A flooded agricultural field

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