Night Heron in Morning Light ©Debra Martz
This Yellow-crowned Night Heron was wide awake when I saw it early one morning. Perhaps it was watching the baby alligator below. Interestingly enough, I saw several alligators on this day in Alligator Lake along the Alligator Trail. I wonder how they came up with those names. :-)
*Estero Llano Grande State Park, TX

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Nearly all of our photography in the Pantanal of Brazil was done from small boats. Any little twitch by a passenger and things can get blurry! So I was thrilled to have an in-focus shot of this black crowned night heron perched on a branch with green foliage in the background.

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Venice, FL

I’ve seen only a few of these, and only in swamps and marshes, but this one seemed to be enjoying a day on a sandy Gulf beach.

Many more birds nesting in my virtual rookery (web collection) @ http://www.fenichel.com/birds

Windblown night heron - Sri Lanka

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Magical mornings on the #EasternShore make it very hard to venture into #dc
The peace and quiet is heavenly.
#nightheron and #greatblueheron looking for breakfast on the edge of a #skiff

Snowy Egret and a Black Crowned Night Heron hanging along the waters edge looking for snacks