Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: skyviewer on July 30, 2009, 09:29:36 AM

Title: Heron or Bittern?
Post by: skyviewer on July 30, 2009, 09:29:36 AM

I was thinking American Bittern by the colouring but there is no black band on the cheek.  The pic is too dark i took it at 8:30 last night.  Here's where having an F4 or faster lens would have helped.

(http://www.daxton.ca/pics/new3/heron.jpg)

Title: Heron
Post by: Soaring Hawk on July 30, 2009, 10:38:36 AM

Hello,

You have capture a great pic of a Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron, I'm guessing it was born this year.

Nice find!  I've only ever seen adults roaming around in streams and ponds.

-James

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Post by: skyviewer on July 30, 2009, 11:25:37 PM

Hey thanks for the ID.  I guess this is where them storm overflow ponds are a good place to check out if you have any nearby.  They are quite popular out in Durham region with all the new subdivisions.  I would never have thought to bring my camera with me but it happened to be in my truck.  I was taking the young lad to catch frogs and low and behold a Great Blue Heron flies off as we arrived but the Nihgt Heron stayed around.  Its not a very big pond so we were pretty close.