Yellow Crowned Night Heron - New Series:

Shot today:

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On the hunt:
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Mmmmmm crunchy!
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That last shot is priceless. Awesome series BB

I love the last one!

Amber

DAMN - you guys and your great bird shots ..... what I would do to get the detail you guys get !!! some day I will figure out what I am doing wrong ...

great shots ... and yes that last one is SWEET !!!! but I also like the 2nd one with him? and the water background ...

Great series..I really like the second one

Your images are always very pleasing, but these are some of your best posted so far.... to me.

Next time I get to Ft Myers/ Cape Coral, we will go shooting together :wink: It may be awhile though ?

Thanks for the compliments everyone. The Yellow Crowns are one of my favorite birds. Very interesting personality. You should see them when they hunt. They do a "hypnosis" thing with their prey where they kind of wiggle their head from side to side, and their behind as well. Very interesting to watch. Their strike is just lightning fast. I watched this guy down about 3 or 4 of those crabs. He was grabbing them out of little holes!

Paulnj - You're on! Come on down any time. I'm always shooting :D

Let's see.......

We can hit Ding around 5:45am and walk in( How I ran into Art Wolfe), Then retrieve the ride around 8:30am.I do treework, so hiking is relaxing to me :)

Hit little estero on a good tide, Do corkscrew for passerines, woodpeckers and waders(gotta love otters too), cape coral for burrowing owls(I need flight shots)

I am sure you can get me on some good places to take images and bird my a$$ off too :wink:

I will try to make it down there next april(as neotropical migration starts), because all my $$$ is going to my gecko breeding projects this year($8k and counting). I plan to earn atleast $50k next year breeding geckos(no joke and that's quite rare indeed to earn more than break even)

Paul, you have a deal. Yes, there are several "local" spots you missed. One of which is a private rookery that will be in full swing still in eary April (I of course, have access, as I share the images with the owner). The 6 Mile Cypress Slough is another great spot during the spring migratory season. Then let's see, there's my local "Sandhill Crane" spot, with a breeding pair that should have colts up then. I'm sure I can find a way to keep you occupied :wink5:

In the meantime, here's a few more from the above series:

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