Aquatic Birds

Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron

This is a favorite roosting tree for all kinds of egrets and herons. Although this one does not look very sleepy at the moment. I love the bright orange eyes. They will turn bright red when it becomes an adult. They have such an odd no neck look.
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Chinese Tallow tree (Triadica sebifera)

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