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.
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Durham Co., NC19 Apr 2008This 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 4500Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Durham Co., NC19 Apr 2008Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Durham Co., NC19 Apr 2008Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Durham Co., NC19 Apr 2008Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Durham Co., NC19 Apr 2008Hand-held digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Collier Co., FL31 Dec 2008Skulking for lunch along a canal through the mangroves at Rookery Bay Preserve.
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