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Description Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? (He looks pretty pleased with himself, whatever he is.)

Edit He is a juvenile black-crowned night heron, thanks for your help everyone!



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Comments: 20

Aenia [2011-09-23 05:06:01 +0000 UTC]

Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus :3 Huairavo in spanish, juvenile. Beautiful picture :3

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FriendFrog In reply to Aenia [2011-09-24 03:41:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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corrvo [2010-07-14 04:13:09 +0000 UTC]

I was going to say one of the night herons but it seems it's been ID'd several times over already Anyway, I love the contrast between the eye and the background. Nice shot!

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Kitsuchan59 [2010-06-25 18:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Juvi night heron, but it's in it's first year. Usually they are more brown than gray, so this may be a trick of the lighting or a local color morph. And yes, they always look pleased with themselves. The end of the second year he should have a full set of adult plumage.

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FriendFrog In reply to Kitsuchan59 [2010-06-29 18:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your incredible knowledge of bird lore!

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Kitsuchan59 In reply to FriendFrog [2010-06-29 20:44:47 +0000 UTC]

No problem. I have a Black Capped Night Heron that I've watched grow from just a little tyke. We are quite used to one another now, and I can get very close. ^_^

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FriendFrog In reply to Kitsuchan59 [2010-06-29 20:57:47 +0000 UTC]

Man, that sounds awesome!

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Highlighterjuice [2010-06-18 14:20:05 +0000 UTC]

Looks like a juvinile night Heron (I'm going to say black-crowned, but I could be wrong) C:

Shoot, I go to that zoo, and I've never seen these guys XD You lucky dog :3

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FriendFrog In reply to Highlighterjuice [2010-06-18 15:12:40 +0000 UTC]

I've been to the zoo a fair number of times in my life, but this is the first night heron I've seen there (I have seen quite a few where I live). Then again, I only learned the name of this bird after I joined Birds-Club.

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Highlighterjuice In reply to FriendFrog [2010-06-18 15:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Sweet

I'm bound to go a few times this summer, so I will most definitely be keeping an eye out for them

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verybluebird [2010-06-18 13:32:18 +0000 UTC]

This is a juvenile Black-crowned night-heron. You said you saw it in Washington, D.C.? Well my father lives there and I have seen a few of these by the harbour and such, so it makes sense.

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FriendFrog In reply to verybluebird [2010-06-18 15:10:14 +0000 UTC]

I've seen them around my house (outside of DC), but only ever as adults. Thanks for lending your expertise! :]

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verybluebird In reply to FriendFrog [2010-06-18 15:45:06 +0000 UTC]

They're beautiful to watch, aren't they? You are welcome!

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StormPetral0509 [2010-06-18 13:19:38 +0000 UTC]

I remember that the last time that I visited that zoo, there were Black-crowned Night-Herons just about everywhere in and around the park... and this one looks to be one of them.

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FriendFrog In reply to StormPetral0509 [2010-06-18 15:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I've only seen them in their adult form. :]

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StormPetral0509 In reply to FriendFrog [2010-06-22 00:37:19 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Glad I could help.

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mydigitalmind [2010-06-18 12:40:01 +0000 UTC]

My first impressions is a juvenile yellow- or black-crowned night heron - but it looks very light. Both have the orange eyes and same patterns (the browns are darker) - could be a lighter morph though?

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FriendFrog In reply to mydigitalmind [2010-06-18 15:07:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your expertise!

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meihua [2010-06-18 04:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Looks like he could be a juvenile heron of some sort... Do you recall its size?

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FriendFrog In reply to meihua [2010-06-18 15:07:20 +0000 UTC]

I think the consensus is juvenile black-crowned night heron, and he looked to be the right size for that.

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