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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)
Nyctanassa violacea
27.8397, -82.7912
Field Notes
Description:
This juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron has the black bill and yellow legs/feet of the adult. The white spotting and wispy plumes distinguish it from a juvenile Black crowned Night Heron. This heron was trying to take it easy by a small pond.
Habitat:
Southern swamps and coasts, feeding especially on crustaceans. Rests in trees or near marshes. This one happened to be next to a tree next to a pond.
Notes:
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html…
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron/id
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 24, 2011
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