Re: Black-crowned Night Heron
- From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:38:54 -0700 (PDT)
Here's my shot...
http://raflexions.com/fauna/pages/nycticorax_nycticorax.htm
Bob
Christopher Williams <leicachris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No wonder they eat ducklings, their offspring are not as good looking!
I've only seen one around here, mostly in the evening.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Bohrer" Subject: Re: Black-crowned Night Heron
> Chris:
> You'll see night herons out in daytime in spring, when they're
> feeding nestlings. They regurgitate food for their altricial young:
> http://tinyurl.com/72qwl
>
> The youngsters look like this:
> http://tinyurl.com/djalp
>
> Adults may have to 'tell' nestlings to back off when the food's gone:
> http://tinyurl.com/fw4l9
>
> All these pictures are from the Palo Alto Baylands heronry by the
> duck pond. As Doug states, these guys are very approachable.
>
> Mark Bohrer
> Wildlife Photography on the Urban Edge
> www.mountain-and-desert.com
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