The season for black-crowned night herons was quite short in our region last year. When we did spot a heron, it was usually in a clear sight line and often amazingly well posed and poised like this one was. Way to go Surfer Girl!
This is such a beautiful photo Belinda! I have never seen a black-crowned night heron, but I hear that they are very shy and hard to get a clear shot. Not so with yours! Amazing!
love your pictures 🙂 thanks for posting them.
I am following more blogs with pictures of nature. I think you would esp like one of them. It is a blog by a dutch woman called Sandra and she has specialized in macro-pictures of insects. this is the url: https://sandrabrennand.com/2016/04/23/lentebeestjes/
June 15, 2016 at 10:58 pm
Interesting to see this heron. I notice it has the same 2 white feathers from it’s ‘neck’ as our Nankeen Night Herons here in Australia.
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June 16, 2016 at 5:41 am
I hadn’t heard of the Nankeen Heron until now. I believe the feathers are breeding plumage.
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May 9, 2016 at 7:55 am
Awesome, love the reflection!
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May 9, 2016 at 8:04 am
Thank you, glad you like it.
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May 1, 2016 at 3:31 am
Lovely photo. And stunning reflection.
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May 1, 2016 at 7:43 am
Thanks so much!
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April 29, 2016 at 6:11 pm
Great shot, Belinda!
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April 29, 2016 at 8:01 pm
Thank you!
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April 29, 2016 at 4:11 pm
The long, tassel-like feathers on the back of this bird are fascinating, it really makes me wonder how it evolved to display them such. Nice shot.
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April 29, 2016 at 6:17 pm
The plumes are the ‘feather in its cap’. Glad you like the photo!
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April 29, 2016 at 1:20 pm
Great shot of this beautiful bird! I just saw one yesterday off our back deck in the lake.
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April 29, 2016 at 2:54 pm
Thank you Laura. I have to travel a little further than you to see these wonderful birds😊
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April 29, 2016 at 8:55 pm
You’re welcome. :). I love their calls too!
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April 29, 2016 at 12:19 pm
I’ve never seen this bird. You must live someplace far from me (I’m in western Canada). Beautiful photo.
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April 29, 2016 at 2:52 pm
I’m glad you like the photo! BTW this was taken just outside Ottawa.
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April 29, 2016 at 9:17 am
That is a beautiful picture
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April 29, 2016 at 9:54 am
Thanks very much!
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April 29, 2016 at 6:47 am
nice shot….. and title 🙂
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April 29, 2016 at 7:08 am
Thank you.
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April 29, 2016 at 6:32 am
This is such a beautiful photo Belinda! I have never seen a black-crowned night heron, but I hear that they are very shy and hard to get a clear shot. Not so with yours! Amazing!
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April 29, 2016 at 7:07 am
Thank you very much. Early in the summer they’re very wary but they seem to be less so as the season wears on.
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April 29, 2016 at 5:06 am
love your pictures 🙂 thanks for posting them.
I am following more blogs with pictures of nature. I think you would esp like one of them. It is a blog by a dutch woman called Sandra and she has specialized in macro-pictures of insects. this is the url: https://sandrabrennand.com/2016/04/23/lentebeestjes/
Enjoy 🙂
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April 29, 2016 at 7:03 am
Thank you! I’ll have a look at the link you sent me, thanks.
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