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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by MitchRay
Published on Project Noah
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p.young713
Lol Its a nice clear shot! I always have trouble getting photos of birds because they fly away!
MitchRay
You're giving me too much credit, this little guy stopped and posed for me about 6 ft away!
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PublishedJune 7, 2011

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