New Bird to the List
New Bird to the List, this is a new bird I have never seen in this first photo. It was at this park in Louisiana high in the trees. It stayed pretty far away from us so I could only see a silhouette of this bird except for this one photo.
It is called a Black Crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night-Herons are stocky birds compared to many of their long-limbed heron relatives. They’re most active at night or at dusk, when you may see their ghostly forms flapping out from daytime roosts to forage in wetlands.
Another beautiful heron is the Green Heron shown below. There are about 60 different species of herons.
You can always spot some Egret in wetlands. We were to early to see their mating plumage but still pretty birds.
Great Blue Heron
New Bird to the List
45 Replies to “New Bird to the List”
Love this beautiful bird and you’ve captured it so well, Sandra. Terrific images.
Thank you very much Jane. 😊
I’ve seen a few verities of Heron but never knew there was a Green heron. The purple heron has now been replaced by a new fascinating one
Yes, the green colors are so shinny in the sun..😊
Interesting. This one almost looks like a kingfisher Good Job
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Thank you Mr.Ohh, 😊
The BCNHs are one cool bird species – Typically hunched down and in black in white reminds me of the traditional butlers. Most impressive are the eyes – blood red. Great add to your list. Do you have the more stoic Yellow-Crowned variety yet?
I did not know what it was until I looked it up when I got home. And now I have to look up the yellow crowned, have not heard of that. We are traveling through Arizona and it is as dry as Texas, no water, all the rivers are dry. Not seeing many birds around here.
All beauties but the green heron always takes my breath away.
Yes, they are so colorful 🙂 thank you
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I have seen a Black-Crowned Night Heron at Council Point Park, but did not have the camera with me that day – was going to rain, so left it behind. I have seen a Green Heron as well. Both were kind of squat with short necks unlike a Great Blue Heron.
I had never heard of this one until I had to look up what this bird was 🙂
The Black-Crowned Heron at the Park someone pointed out to me and ID’d it – it was a first sighting and the Green Heron I saw at the marina and sent the picture to the DNR to ask what it was and they identified it, then asked if they could use the picture for bird I.D. purposes. I said sure!
Nice
Thank you very much 😊
beautiful!
Thank you 😉
The Black Crowned Night Heron is beautiful, and your photographs are exquisite.
Thank you very much Janet, 🙂
Love the Green Heron shots 👏👏👏
Thank you Ted, it was a lot smaller than I figured they would be. So used to seeing all the bigger herons probably. 😉
A little known factoid… Green Herons can use ‘tools’ to fish. Some dip a stick in the water, others drop something that might look like food to a fish. Clever little guys. Oh… they also ‘lick their lips’ 🤣🤣, flick their tongue out around their bill.
Strange critters they are 😁
Very interesting, I will look more closely next one I see..😊
Excellent photos. I love the one with the reflection in the water.
Thank you very much Mary. 😊
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Thank you very much Francine 😊
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Thank you very much Mic 😊
What a exceptional beauty ! This is a kind of heron we don’t have here.
Great shors Sandra.
Thank you Rudi, I was surprised to find the black heron. I had never heard of that one.
Beautiful captures Sandra, especially the iridescence and reflection of the Green Heron 🙂
They sure are pretty, they are such a small bird as well for heron.
Amazing photos of rare and lovely birds 🌷🙏♥️👍🏻🌷
Thank you very much 😊
Most welcome 🌷🙏❤️🌷
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Thank you Patrick 😊