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black-crowned night-heron


black-crowned night-heron
Photo Information
Copyright: Christian Oskamp (crissie78) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 20 W: 3 N: 70] (387)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-17
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/3.1, 1/280 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-01-16 10:06
Viewed: 1153
Points: 10
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Nycticorax nycticorax (black-crowned night-heron)- Kwak (Immature)

Adult:
Red eyes, legs yellow
Black bill
Black crown and back
White face, throat, foreneck, chest and belly
Blue-gray wings
Two long, white, filamentous plumes extending from back of head in alternate plumage

Juvenile:
Eyes yellowish to amber, legs dull greyish
Yellow base to bill
Brown head, neck, chest and belly streaked with buff and white
Wings and back darker brown with large white spots at the tips of the feathers; spots especially large on the greater secondary coverts

Immature:
Acquires full adult plumage in its third year
First year birds are similar to juvenile, but have less extensive spotting on upperwings and a dark cap
Second year birds resemble the adult, but have a brown neck and wings contrasting with darker brown cap and back

This specie is rare in Holland. I took this picture in Noorden nearby the Nieuwkoopse plassen. This is an area with a lot of swamps, lakes and peat areas. Something more about the bird.

Habitat
The black-crowned night heron lives in fresh and saltwater marshes, swamps, lakes and wooded streams.

Diet
The black-crowned night heron hunts for food in the early morning hours and at dusk. It stands and waits for prey like frogs and fish to pass by and them snatches them up with its bill. It sometimes raids the nests of other herons and birds and steals the chicks. It also eats amphibians, crustaceans, insects and small mammals.

Hope you like it!!!

Gr Cris
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Hi Chris,
What a cute pose for this juvenile heron. There is a lot of dynamism in his crouch. The details are very sharp and the light is good. My only nit is the small black patch in the lower right hand corner. I did a workshop for you to cut it out. Hope you like it. : )

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-01-16 14:06]
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Very rare indeed in NL. Excellent capture. Good pose. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 1 N: 207] (1157)
  • [2006-01-16 17:11]

Nice birds Chris, The picture is sharp and the color are vivids. WEll Done
Sébastien

Great capture! With those feet and that pose, he gives mute testimony to the idea that birds are descended from dinosaurs.

Hi Chris

This is a well composed shot with good POV. Colours and great. Good clarity and sharpness. Nice work. Thanks.

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