Black-crowned Night Heron - Judith A. Kennedy
Report

Contributor

Judith A. Kennedy Media from this contributor

Date

Location

Homosassa Springs Wildlife SP (do NOT report captive birds)
Citrus, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 28.8000814, -82.578392
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

I've never seen a night heron swim before, but several of them were competing with the captive pelicans, who were being tossed their breakfast of fish. The ranger thought the herons learned to mimic the pelicans to get a shot at the food.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P950
ISO
400
Focal length
46.4 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.5
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
2544 pixels x 1696 pixels
Original file size
3.33 MB