Black-crowned Night-Heron

I try to take a lot of photos of birds. I mostly take the photos so that I can go home and do my “homework” studying the photos to identify the birds I have seen. Needless to say, my photos are usually rushed, trying to snap off a few shots before a bird flies away… But occasionally I slow down and take the time to let the camera really focus in on the subject…

This one was standing very still on a marshy island in a small pond. They will eat mostly fish which they catch by standing still or walking slowly along the edge of shallow water. Though this one looked like he was looking for food, it is believed that the Black-crowned Night-Heron forages mostly at night because they are dominated by other herons and egrets by day…