Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee Wisconsin July 10, 2014

By admin | July 10, 2014 - 5:03 pm |July 11, 2014 Bird Categories, Bitterns, Herons, and Allies

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

And down it goes!

Fishing with the reflection of a Ring-billed Gull in the water.

Resting

Fishing

Killing the crayfish after another catch!

Killing the crayfish

Fishing

Back view

Fishing

Hunting

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Window to Wildlife features the photography of Jim Edlhuber. A lifelong native of Wisconsin, Jim has been photographing wildlife for 20 years. He considers himself an avid photographer and is always trying to capture nature and wildlife through his lens. He is in several photography clubs and has won numerous awards for his work. In recent years, Jim has focused mostly on birding photography and finds it to be the most challenging.

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3 Responses to Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee Wisconsin July 10, 2014

Patrick Dean says:

July 10, 2014 at 5:33 pm

As always, Jim – thanx for taking us there! love the image with the single drop.

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Annie Mueller says:

July 10, 2014 at 6:38 pm

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.

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Susan Kritzik says:

October 23, 2014 at 1:06 am

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.

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