F/8.0, 1/1000, ISO 200.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
What did the big chimney say to the little chimney?
“You’re too young to smoke.”
night heron
This Water Is Freezing!!!
F/5.6, 1/500, ISO 100.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ( Juvenile )
Why did the boy eat his homework?
Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake!
Interesting Fact: Yellow-crowned Night-Herons forage both during the day and at night—in coastal areas the tide can trump the time of day: most foraging occurs from 3 hours before high tide to 3 hours after. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
Stop Waiting For Prince Charming. Get Up And Find Him. The Poor Idiot May Be Stuck In A Tree Or Something.
F/10.0, 1/1600, ISO 800.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Did you know that before you became my best friend, I used to hang out with another girl every single day in her super awesome tree house?
It’s true, but unfortunately we had a falling-out.
Interesting Fact: Scientists find it easy, if a bit smelly and messy, to study the diet of young Black-crowned Night-Herons—the nestlings often disgorge their stomach contents when approached. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good!
F/9.0, 1/125, ISO 320.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Guest at a restaurant: “I refuse to eat this roast beef. Please call the manager! “
Waiter: “That’s no use. He won’t eat it either.”
Interesting Fact: Black-crowned Night Heron nest in groups that often include other species, including herons, egrets, and ibises. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron )
Look Into My Eyes!
F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 200.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
What did a tree fighting with autumn say?
That’s it, I’m leaving.
Interesting Fact: The male chooses a nest site in a tree or in cattails—usually in a habitat safe from predators such as on an island, in a swamp, or over water—and then advertises for a female. Black-crowned Night-Herons nest colonially, often with a dozen nests in a single tree. Colonies sometimes last for 50 years or more. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
You Are Young. So Shut Up, And Enjoy Life.
F/5.6, 1/500, ISO 400.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron ( Juvenile )
Why was the baby strawberry crying?
Because her mom and dad were in a jam
Interesting Fact: Foraging birds stand still or slowly stalk crabs and other prey along shorelines, marshes, and fields. Once in striking range they lunge at their prey and seize it in their bill. They swallow small prey whole, but often shake apart, crush, or spear larger prey. They forage on their own, typically keeping other individuals at a distance of 15 feet or more. Courting Yellow-crowned Night-Herons make display flights around their colonies, sometimes with the neck conspicuously extended. Courting pairs make a neck-stretching display, slowly raising and then quickly pushing the head back between its shoulders, while fanning the long shoulder plumes. Males do this first and females sometimes follow. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron )
Look Into My Eyes, You Are Getting Sleepy!
F/ 6.3, 1/640, ISO 200.
Black-Crowned Night-Heron ( Juvenile )
How do you wake up Lady gaga?
Poke her face.
Interesting Fact: The familiar evening sight and sound of the Black-crowned Night-Heron was captured in this description from Arthur Bent’s Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds: “How often, in the gathering dusk of evening, have we heard its loud, choking squawk and, looking up, have seen its stocky form, dimly outlined against the gray sky and propelled by steady wing beats, as it wings its way high in the air toward its evening feeding place in some distant pond or marsh!” ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
Can’t Touch Me!
F/6.3, 1/250 ISO 100.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Why was the math textbook so sad?
He had a lot of problems!
Interesting Fact: Young Black-crowned Night-Herons leave the nest at the age of 1 month but cannot fly until they are 6 weeks old. They move through the vegetation on foot, joining up in foraging flocks at night. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
That Water Is Freezing I Am Not Going In!
F/9.0, 1/1250, ISO 800.
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
What do you get if you cross a parrot with a shark?
A bird that will talk you ear off!
Interesting Fact: A breeding Black-crowned Night-Heron will brood any chick that is placed in its nest. The herons apparently don’t distinguish between their own offspring and nestlings from other parents. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory )
Hey! Where did the water go?
F/6.3, 1/800, ISO 800.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
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Why did the heron cross the road?
To prove he wasn’t chicken.
Interesting Fact: The Black-crowned Night-Heron is a patient hunter. It will often stand still and just wait for a frog or other small animals to pass by. They may also hunt by vibrating their bills in the water to lure prey into investigating the disturbance. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/24/overview/Black-crowned_Night-Heron.aspx )
Through Open Lens 