Black-crowned
Night-Heron (two photos)
Nycticorax nycticorax
I found this little fisherman at Strawberry Reservoir just across
the street from the rangers station. I was walking along the
defunct bird walk when I spotted it down the stream acting like a
statue. I don't think it ever moved as I inched my way down
to one of the viewing docks. It was quite a ways away so this is
the best I could do in the photo department. I tried not to
move quickly and disturb it and it just stayed there the whole
time. © Carol Davis i7-18-2010

Black-crowned Night Heron at Bear River MBR. © Carol Davis,
7-6-2003