Black-Crowned Night Heron

A blue gray bird slightly larger than a football with red eyes and yellow feet walks in the mud.

Photo By/Credit

Laurel Smith/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

06/17/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A black-crowned night heron walks in a mudflat at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.

Facility

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Species

Nycticorax nycticorax

Subject tags

Wetlands

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