black crowned night heron

[Beth]

he posed nicely for a few minutes and didn't even crap on my car once. what a nice bird.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice shot - I'd love to see one of these in person.

Sounds like you need a garage to keep your car clean

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice one I always wanted one but never saw any

 

[JimFox]

Wow, this is really awesome. What a cool bird, and what awesome detail! You scored and the bird didn't. That's a win/win.

 

[Beth]

Nice shot - I'd love to see one of these in person.

Sounds like you need a garage to keep your car clean

thanks alan. i have a garage, but unfortunately it doesn't fit in my camera bag..

Nice one I always wanted one but never saw any

thanks ben. we've got about 20 at the refuge right now. not sure how long they'll stick around.

Wow, this is really awesome. What a cool bird, and what awesome detail! You scored and the bird didn't. That's a win/win.

thanks jim. what's cool about this bird is the feathers are really black, not blue. they're iridescent and reflect the blue from the sky.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

he posed nicely for a few minutes and didn't even crap on my car once. what a nice bird.

Very nice, Pepper.