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Black-crowned night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by Arun
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Nycticorax nycticorax

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Comments (5)
Arun
@SatyenMehta .. thanks for all your suggestions
Arun
Thanks @MickGrant
MickGrant
Very nice - bats hanging at the back also
Arun
Thanks @alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin
It looks similar to our Black-crowned night Heron, but you may have a different name.

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PublishedJuly 18, 2011

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