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Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

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29.7049, -95.5073

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Habitat:

Brazos Bend State Park, Texas

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Comments (2)
MitchRay
Not a Green Heron. Looks like a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. Nice shots by the way.
SusanEllison
great shot...you have a better lens...I had a hard time getting any good shots there...frustrating!

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PublishedAugust 30, 2011

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