Yellow-crowned Night-Heron fishing, feeding and resting at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Photographs were taken on July 10, 2014. It has been a real treat to view and photograph this rare visitor whose normal range is the southeastern US.
Resting
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Binomial name: Nyctanassa violacea
Category: Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
Size: 24” long, 42” wing span
Weight: 1.5 Lb.
Fishing
Fishing and hears something its left side.
Catching the crayfish!
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
And down it goes!
Fishing with the reflection of a Ring-billed Gull in the water.
Resting
Fishing
Fishing
Killing the crayfish after another catch!
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
Killing the crayfish
Fishing
Fishing
Back view
Fishing
Fishing
Fishing
Hunting
As always, Jim – thanx for taking us there! love the image with the single drop.
Gee Jim. Those are such great pictures that my binoculars wouldn’t stand up to. Looking at your collection is much easier on my eyes too. Thanks again for bringing the “wildlife” world to our homes.
He must be from Louisiana, the way he eats those crayfish!
Thanks for the great photos, Jim. A treat to see that southern visitor.
Susan K.