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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Willows on bank

Notes:

This heron was sleeping in a willow tree on the banks of Puddingstone Reservoir. They are neither nocturnal nor diurnal, but crepuscular. This means that they are most active at dawn and dusk.

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PublishedJuly 8, 2014

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