Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

[dolina]

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by alabang, on Flickr


The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), commonly abbreviated to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related rufous night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).


Source: Black-crowned night heron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Location: Valenzuela, Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Settings: 1/1600 f/4.5 500mm ISO 1600

 

[Raj_55555]

Really a great shot, never seen a better BIF of a black crowned one. In fact I was aiming to have a go at them next time I see one. Beautiful details on the feathers! Some real nice stuff on your flickr too

 

[The_Traveler]

wow, looks like an Audubon illustration