Return Of The Night Herons
April 18th, 2015
Black-Crowned Night Herons are back at Mud Lake. These stocky red-eyed herons have been some of my favorite birds since I saw my first at Vincent Massey Park almost eight years ago. It was the bird that told me I had outgrown my beginner's field guide--the first one I found that was too uncommon to be in there.
This one had been foraging in the east swamp around sunset (their favorite time of day), but took to the trees as I approached. Those white things draped down its shoulders are breeding plumes.
April 18th, 2015
Black-Crowned Night Herons are back at Mud Lake. These stocky red-eyed herons have been some of my favorite birds since I saw my first at Vincent Massey Park almost eight years ago. It was the bird that told me I had outgrown my beginner's field guide--the first one I found that was too uncommon to be in there.
This one had been foraging in the east swamp around sunset (their favorite time of day), but took to the trees as I approached. Those white things draped down its shoulders are breeding plumes.
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Mike
April 18th, 2015 at 10:35 am
Nice catch... good view of the breeding plumes, which I don't get to see often!