Aquatic Birds

Juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Heron In Its Natural Environment

Spotted it when I looked over the metal walking bridge by the lower spillway steps. However, it was on the opposite side of that bridge from the steps on a little island of rocks there.
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Nyctanassa violaceaYellowcrowned NightHeronheronnight heronaquatic birdwater fowlaquaticwadersjuvenileimmaturewhite rock lakedallas texasbelow metal walking bridge on opposite side from the lower spillway stepsJuvenile Yellowcrowned NightHeron