Black-crowned Night Heron - Patty McQuillan
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Location

Mattamuskeet NWR--Lake Landing
Hyde, North Carolina, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 35.488769, -76.0802364
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Odd behavior; it flew out of hiding right in front of us and landed on the fish-guard, a bridge, and watched us. Perhaps it has learned that humans sometimes provide bait (food). Adult

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P1000
ISO
400
Focal length
198 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
Original file size
3.6 MB