Black Crowned Night Heron

[icassell]

Tempe Town Lake
Tempe, AZ

 

[LaFoto]

Boy, I've never known there were so many different kinds of herons out there!
Where was this one sitting? Looks like some kind of weir.
Red eyes! No softward fighting this? :greenpbl:

By the way, can this one stretch its neck and get a loooong neck, like I would expect herons to have?

 

[icassell]

Yes, there are actually several types of herons here. This guy was sitting at the base of a dam (and there were white herons and a great blue there as well).

I've never seen an adult with the neck stretched out, but I've seen juveniles poking around for food with a longish neck. It's not as long as the great blue heron or white heron's neck in relation to body size, though.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I really like this image. It is almost a mono-tone so few distractions and the bird pops very nicely. Very nice.

LaFoto, I believe those birds have red eyes.

 

[icassell]

Thanks cloudwalker. Yep those eyes are the real-deal.

 

[cnutco]

The bird is nice.

The bright highlights in the background take away from the bird.

 

[icassell]

The bird is nice.

The bright highlights in the background take away from the bird.

Thanks for commenting. What do you think of this crop?

 

[corralup]

Crop looks fine if not better. One of my favorite birds!

 

[LaFoto]

LaFoto, I believe those birds have red eyes.

I had hoped my ample use of "winkies" (these smilies here: ) would show that my assumption this was a technical flaw wasn't a SERIOUS one!

 

[aprillove20]

I agree that Crop looks fine if not better.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

LaFoto, I believe those birds have red eyes.

I had hoped my ample use of "winkies" (these smilies here: ) would show that my assumption this was a technical flaw wasn't a SERIOUS one!

ooops!

Shows you how blind I'm getting. Next time, put two lines worth of them :lmao: