Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea

511 @ 1/800s, ISO:1600, Nikon D300S w 500mm

\"Yellow-crowned Night Heron,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea, formerly placed in the genus Nycticorax), also called the American Night Heron or squawk, is a fairly small heron, similar in appearance to the Black-crowned Night Heron. It is found throughout a large part of the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) in warmer coastal regions; an example occurrence is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatan.

Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas

04/29/2011