IMMATURE BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

ornamental


Very common in SoCal, easily seen day or night.



I stealthily observed this juvenile Night-heron inching toward prey in the fishpond below. March-2005. Keauhou Beach Resort. Keauhou, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. Speedlight 580 EX. ISO 400, ETTL and Evaluative metering.



March-2005. Keauhou Beach Resort. Keauhou, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. Speedlight 580 EX. ISO 400, ETTL and Evaluative metering.



March-2005. Keauhou Beach Resort. Keauhou, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. Speedlight 580 EX. ISO 400, ETTL and Evaluative metering.



March-2005. Keauhou Beach Resort. Keauhou, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. Speedlight 580 EX. ISO 400, ETTL and Evaluative metering.



Fully fledged, this young Night-Heron decided to stroll along the sidewalk underneath the Fig Tree nesting colony. Santa Barbara, CA USA. May-2008. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. ISO 200. Evaluative metering. Using the built in flash.



Santa Barbara, CA USA. May-2008. Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. ISO 200. Evaluative metering. Using the built in flash.



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