Photography of Birds – Set # 44
Set # 44
Canada Geese
Canada Geese
Extremely successful at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have proven able to establish breeding colonies in urban and cultivated areas, which provide food and few natural predators. The success of this common park species has led to its often being considered a pest species because of its depredation of crops and its noise, droppings, aggressive territorial behavior towards both humans and other animals, and its habit of begging for food (caused by human hand feeding).
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Suddenly the yellow-crowned herons are everywhere here. I haven’t seen many youngsters in town yet, but I’ll bet they’re around!
They must be taking the “social distancing” seriously!
Thanks, Linda. 🙂
I like the new look of your post. I have never seen a yellow-crowned night Heron, like a cross between the Great Blue and the black-capped or crowned. I finally had a shot at a pair of distant Geese in the valley, though they are doing fly-overs in the neighbourhood and honking from the roof-tops of apartment buildings.
Thank you very much, Jane. 🙂
Beautiful waterbird, HJ!!
Thank you, Indira. 🙂
Love your Yellow-crowned Night Heron, HJ, s/he is on alert, standing tall! 🙂
Thanks so much, Donna. 🙂
I don’t know much about birds but in 2012 I found a yellow-crowned night heron in a wooded area near a stream in my neighborhood. A book about the birds of Texas provided the identification. Austin turns out to be near the western fringe of the bird’s range.
That is correct, sometimes the birds extend their usual known territory. Thank you, Steve. 🙂