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Black Crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax Nycticorax

Photo by Tess J.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black Crowned Night Herons make their home in fresh and salt water marshes and wetlands throughout a large part of the world. Their diet consists of fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, small mammals, and small birds.

Habitat:

Marshes and wetlands.

Notes:

This was taken at Brookgreen Gardens, in Litchfield, SC.

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PublishedAugust 20, 2011

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