Monday, May 28, 2012

Black-crowned Night Herons

We headed back to the Click Ponds once again yesterday. If you like herons and egrets, you would not be disappointed at the ponds right now. In addition to the large numbers of Great and Snowy Egrets, there are also numerous Little Blue Herons, juveniles and adults, Least Bitterns, Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, and Black-crowned Night Herons. Today I saw three adult and two juvenile BCNHs.


Black-crowned Night Herons are stocky, medium sized herons typically found in wetland habitats. They most often forage for fish, frogs, lizard, and snakes.


Black-crowned Night Herons typically forage at night or early morning, however these BCNHs were out late morning.


This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron made several passes above us as it searched for a place to land.


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27 comments:

  1. Joop ZandMay 28, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    These pictures are fantastic Tammy....... compliments.

    greetings, Joop

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  2. Ana Mínguez CorellaMay 28, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    Hi Tammy!!!.. Beautiful pictures of this Black-crowned Night Herons .. similar to the Spanish (Martinete)... Bye bye.. ;-)

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  3. Marc HeathMay 28, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    Great shots Tammy. We fortunately had 2 juvenile birds last year at Stodmarsh on the reserve.

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  4. UnknownMay 28, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    Preciosas fotos Tammy, el ave es parecida a nuestro martinete.
    Saludos!!

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  5. GordonMay 28, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    Awsome wing shots Tammy, I only got fleeting glimses of that bird at Ding-Darling.
    All the best Gordon.

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  6. UnknownMay 28, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    I really love how the adult Black-crowned Night Heron's look. That red-red eye, the dark cap. Awesomeness!

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  7. Lois EvensenMay 28, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    Lovely shots of birds in flight. So nice!

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  8. Fernando Santos (Chana)May 28, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    Excelentes fotos de belas aves....
    Cumprimentos

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  9. Mia McPhersonMay 28, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    I love BCNH's, they are fascinating birds!

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  10. Lorents H BlomsethMay 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Hi Tammy !
    You are still very active with your camera I see, it's fun to follow your nature through the year, and see that our nordic nature are some weeks behind you .... This time I like your pic number three best of them all, a good composition with a diagonal in it, very well done again Tammy !

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  11. Jero MilánMay 28, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Unas fotos espectaculares del martinete. Felicidades Tammy. Saludos desde Extremadura.

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  12. ShaunMay 28, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    I love that first photo, lighting looks great and the DOF is spot on. I envy the wildlife that you have on your doorstep to shoot.
    Shaun Valleys ShutterBug

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  13. Bob BushellMay 28, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    Great Herons Tammy, beautiful images.

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  14. IrmaMay 29, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    Beautiful photo's especailly number 3.
    Greets Irma

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  15. RonMay 29, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    I love the third shot. Great detail in the feathers and color!

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  16. Brian KingMay 29, 2012 at 8:41 PM

    Fantastic shots, Tammy! I've never seen a Black-crowned Night Heron except in photos. They're beautiful birds.

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  17. Richard WaringMay 29, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    OK Tammy, come clean, they are just stuffed birds nailed on their perches aren't they! :-) Fantastic shots, they are so well framed and focussed. The immature looks very similar to our Nankeen Night Herons in Australia. Wonderful post, congratulations. Cheers, Richard

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  18. NoushkaMay 30, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    BRILLIANT!
    Those Night Herons are quite difficult to "shoot" here in France and difficult to find.
    They keep hidden most of the time!
    The flight of the Crowned Heron is fantastic!
    Wonderful series!
    Cheers Tammy!

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  19. Jesús CastellanoMay 31, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Bellas tomas, la tercera imagen me ha cautivado, el encuadre...el vuelo ,la forma. Buen disparo.

    Saludos.

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  20. Jesús CastellanoMay 31, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    Bellas tomas, la tercera imagen me ha cautivado, el encuadre...el vuelo ,la forma. Buen disparo.

    Saludos.

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  21. LasseJune 1, 2012 at 3:22 AM

    Wonderful photos Tammy!!

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  22. Alan PaveyJune 1, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Some more lovely images Tammy, a really smart bird too.

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  23. CameraCruiseJune 3, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Fantastic shots of the heron.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Mette

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  24. Julie G.June 3, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Tammy, awesome photographs of the Black-crowned Night Herons! They are such cool looking birds. My parents live on the west coast of Florida and I always look forward to photographing these herons as well as the other birds you mentione, when I visit. How fun it must be for you to see all the juveniles at this time of year.

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  25. pennyJune 3, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Stunning captures, Tammy. Especially the in flight heron. I have not encountered a Black-crowned Night Heron. I might have to check out the Click Pond too :)

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  26. Marco LuijkenJune 4, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Hey Tammy,
    Great shots!! Wonderful to see waiting this special heron for a little fish.
    Also flying with outspread wings you have him beautifully portrayed.
    Well done Tammy!!

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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  27. Pasión por las avesJune 7, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    Hola Tammy resuelto el problema que teneia con acceso al blog vuelvo a comentarte,pues ya tnia ganas de ver tus magnificas imagenes.Bonita selecion de fotografias.Un fuerte abrazo.

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