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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
jmorlan

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

A rather bedraggled looking immature (SY), probably a refugee from a recent storm. The large swollen bill is specialized for eating crabs. They breed in coastal Central Texas, but this bird was almost certainly a migrant.
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Location
Convention Center, South Padre Is., Texas, USA.
Date taken
25 April 2023.
Scientific name
Nyctanassa violacea
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delia todd
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He sure is bedraggled LOL.

A superb picture you've taken of him Joe. Thanks lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
154
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Yellow-crownedNight-HeronIMG_2400.jpg
File size
474.7 KB
Date taken
Tue, 25 April 2023 7:47 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 793px

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