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Black-Crowned Night Herons

To make it easier to picture the black-crowned night heron in the wild, browse the images below.

 

The black-crowned night heron (nycticorax nycticorax) is the most widespead heron in the world and can be found on all continents except for Australia and Antarctica.

 

They forage in freshwater, brackish water and saltwater wetlands from estuaries, marshes and swamps, to rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

 

In the Americas they can be found in central southern Canada, most of the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and most of South America.

Get Outta Here

A black Crowned night heron in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park seems to be warning others to leave its territory on an early February morning.

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Green Expanse

On an early November morning, a black crowned night heron, searches for a meal in the swamps at Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park

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Just A Little Closer

A black crowned night heron roosts in some bushes next to the oxbow at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.

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Morning Vigil

Black crowned night heron at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.

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Yellow Pins

This immature black crowned night heron was on the Hillsborough river west of Morris bridge in Hillsborough County Florida.

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Red Eyed Morning

The black crowned night heron likes swampy areas where it can perch and ambush prey. This one was convalescing at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Florida.

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Wearer of the Black Crown

The black-crowned night herons come to Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida during the winter months. Rather than wade, they usually sit on a log and wait until they see prey before they make their move.

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