Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Perched Up High
by Debra Martz
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Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Perched Up High
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Debra Martz
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Photograph - Photography
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This Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron was perched high on a dead tree overlooking Alligator Lake in Estero Llano Grande State Park.
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons slowly stalk prey in or near shallow water, usually alone, with a hunched, forward-leaning posture. They perch quietly on stumps and tree branches, often over water. The majority of their prey is crustaceans, especially crabs and crayfish.
They are most common in coastal wetlands barrier islands, salt marshes, drainage ditches, and mangroves; they also occur inland along bottom-land forests, swamps, and sometimes wet lawns or fields.
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In My Gallery/Collection: Feathered Friends
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April 16th, 2016
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