Aquatic Birds

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

I was looking for baby geese and ducks on this day and ran across a bird I'd never seen. It was not shy and let me get quite close as it walked along the banks of the pond, looking for food. I love discovering birds that are new to me and being able to capture them.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

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