Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Uncommon along the edges of streams, ponds, swamps, etc., mostly in the eastern half of the state. Yellow-crowned Night-Herons nest in/near the tops of cypress, tupelo, and pines in very small colonies or solitary.

	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Durham Co., NC 19 Apr 2008 This fairly rare inland colony consists of about a half-dozen nests along New Hope Creek in Durham County. Note the second adult on this nest in the lower left of the photo. Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Durham Co., NC 19 Apr 2008 Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Durham Co., NC 19 Apr 2008 Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Durham Co., NC 19 Apr 2008 Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500
	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Durham Co., NC 19 Apr 2008 Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2008

Skulking for lunch along a canal through the mangroves at Rookery Bay Preserve.

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