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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nicticorax nicticorax

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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27.1192, -82.4443

Field Notes

Habitat:

School retention pond

Notes:

They eat the eggs of many nesting birds...they're pretty rough on our beach nesting Snowy Plovers

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Comments (2)
alicelongmartin
Photos are wonderful.! Did not know they ate other birds eggs.

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Birds of the World
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PublishedMay 10, 2011

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