Nature Walks – Black Crowned Night Heron

Black Crowned Night Herons are pretty prevalent here, but I don’t see them all that often. But I guess now is their time. I saw two in two days, at different locations. The first one was pretty far off and I couldn’t get a lot of good shots. In fact, I was really only able to get one decent shot of him. I saw him at Metzger Farm.

The other one I saw on my own lakes. I was able to get a lot of good shots of him.

I saw him flying in and land in the trees, then he flew away to one of our other lakes and was hiding out in the reeds.

Like their cousins, the Blue/Gray Herons, they are beautiful birds, but they are much smaller than their cousins. And they have the distinctive bright red eyes. They also have a lot of green in their feathers, which I hadn’t noticed before.

Life is always full of surprises. Expect the unexpected and take it all in. Have a great day and make everyday great. ‘Til next time.