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Black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by Caelizacore
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Field Notes

Description:

White to light grey small heron with yellow legs, red eyes, dark beak, wings and crown.

Habitat:

Aquatic

Notes:

Saw this individual on a log near a small dam on the Charles River between Waltham and Watertown

Reference Links:

Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Information on Black-crowne…, Black-crowned night heron

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