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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on August 25, 2009, 10:57:51 PM

Title: Juvenile black-crowned night heron in flight
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 25, 2009, 10:57:51 PM

I assume its a juvenile. If someone could confirm, that would be great.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3857343611_31e5c53c3e.jpg)

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Post by: Misty01 on August 25, 2009, 11:09:19 PM

I checked out my books and google images; it looks exactly as the imature bcnh are described and what most of the google images come back as.
Great sighting!

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 26, 2009, 09:11:24 AM

Thanks, Misty.
I saw it at the Brickworks. was incredibly camouflaged and was sitting among the reeds in a pond. i took a few pictures of it through the reeds and then i guess i spooked it, so it took off.
strange how the eye is yellow and not red like the adult eyes.

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Post by: Niloc on August 26, 2009, 10:17:36 AM

Superb photo great lens...btw it would be worth your while to head to High Park to the lower duck pond this is the one that borders the Queensway, I was there yesterday there are about 5 White Egrets and 6 or so GBH in this pond, in the trees and fishing around lots of great Photo opps...