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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by elime
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Description:

peeking out at us while we were walking through the marsh.

Reference Links:

Great Blue Heron - Whatbird.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
elime
I think you're right annorion! Thanks for the help.
annorion
Looks more like a yellow crown night heron...http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron/id

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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