Night Heron Port Orange

by Deborah Benoit

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Night Heron Port Orange

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Deborah Benoit

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Photograph - Original Photography Art By Deborah Benoit

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This is a Black Crowned Night Heron in Port Orange, Florida. It looked a little rough when I saw it on the side of the road. So I added a little texture to help make it look better. I have seen many injured birds out in the area and I never like seeing that.

Adults have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. They have pale grey wings and white under parts. Two or three long white plumes, erected in greeting and courtship displays, extend from the back of the head. The sexes are similar in appearance although the males are slightly larger. Black-crowned night herons do not fit the typical body form of the heron family. They are relatively stocky with shorter bills, legs, and necks than their more familiar cousins, the egrets and "day" herons. Their resting posture is normally somewhat hunched but when hunting they extend their necks and look more like other wading birds.

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April 4th, 2023

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