Photography of Birds – Set # 124 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 124

Set # 124

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Adult snowy egrets are entirely white apart from the yellow lores between the long black bill and the eye, black legs, and bright yellow feet. The nape and neck bear long, shaggy plumes known as aigrettes. Immature snowy egrets have duller, greenish legs.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

The body and back are a smooth grey-blue, with a black scaled pattern on the wings. The long legs are yellow and turn coral, pink or red during courtship. The most characteristic part of the yellow-crowned night heron is the head: black and glossy, with white cheeks and a pale yellow crown going from the bill, between the eyes and to the back of the head, giving the bird its common name. Such colours make the face appear striped in a horizontal black-white-black-white pattern. Long, thin, white feathers grow to the back of the crown during mating season. The bill, also black, is thick and deeply set under the eyes which are dark orange or red.

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9 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 124”

susanpoozan on September 1, 2020 at 8:28 am said:

Loved your picture of the egret.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 1, 2020 at 4:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Susan. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on September 1, 2020 at 10:25 am said:

Two stunning shots, HJ! ❤

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 1, 2020 at 4:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Donna. 🙂
  
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Jane's Heartsong on September 1, 2020 at 8:24 pm said:

I have made comments about Snowy egrets before, but those black legs and orange feet are quite striking! Like the detail on the Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 1, 2020 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Jane. 🙂
  
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sv-anui.com on September 2, 2020 at 6:04 pm said:

Two very nice shots, HJ!

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 2, 2020 at 9:04 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Chris. 🙂
  
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africanbirding on September 4, 2020 at 1:30 am said:

Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.

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