Black-Crowned Night Herons of Lake Elizabeth


Adult w/ White Hindneck Plumes Barely Visible


First Spring Juvenile


 

Black-Crowned Night Herons

While park rangers cleared brush from Duck Island,
the night herons flew ashore and perched in nearby trees
Black-crowned Night Herons

Black-crowned Night Herons on Duck Island

- white braid-like hindneck plumes on backs -
- gray/brown juveniles to the left and right -