Black Crowned Night Heron Standing #2
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Black Crowned Night Heron Standing #2
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is one of the two Night-Heron species seen in the United States, and in many other locations worldwide. The preferred habitat of this heron is in wetlands, ponds, marshes, and coast, either salt water or fresh water. Their main food source is fish, but they also eat frogs, insects, crustaceans, small mammals, and small birds. The adult herons crown and back are black, their wings are gray, and their underparts are white; their eyes are red, and their legs and feet are yellow. They have stocky bodies, large heads, and short necks. Their usual upright stance is partly hunched over. The adult heron measures about 25 inches in length and about 1.9 pounds in weight. Juvenile birds have grey-brown plumage on their wings, backs, and heads, and pale underparts that are streaked with brown; juveniles have orange eyes, and yellowish green legs.
This inconspicuous, Black-Crowned Night-Heron adult standing and resting alongside a pond was photographed at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, in Los Angeles, California, on 6-26-2021. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/3200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 2500.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Animal Photographs, 9-26-2021
Coastal Water Birds - Shore Birds, 10-28-2021
Water Forms, 7-10-2022
1000 Views, 7-16-2022
1000 Views Special Feature, 7-19-2022
Four Seasons, 7-23-2022
Birds In Focus, 2-2-2023
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