Black-crowned Night Heron


Posted by Jim Urbach on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:37 pm

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Happy Halloween,

Sorry I could not find a black and orange bird for tonight.

Jim Neiger spent yesterday driving throughout central Florida looking for caracaras which we found on at least 4 occasions. He will post our find. This BCNH was found in trees about 25+ feet above the water in lovely late PM light. He would frequently disappear in the leaves. Although I have many images only 4 show these distinctive white head feathers.

10D, 600IS, 1.4X, ISO 200, crop from top and bottom about 10% total. EV-1.

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by Jill on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:49 pm
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What a beauty, Jim!! I adore the head plumes and he's sporting his Halloween eye!
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by Greg Downing on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:55 pm
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Very nice shot Jim, very natural looking.
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by Alan Melle on Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:15 pm
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Great habitat shot! He looks perfectly placed in there. Very nice image.
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by Sheri Whala on Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:00 pm
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I don't mind it not being orange! Very, very nice! I like this a lot!
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:01 pm
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A classic BCNH shot - this is how I see them most often.
 

by Steve Sage on Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:08 pm
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Very nice shot. The red eye and the white headfeathers are quite striking. Well placed in the foliage.
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by AlexC on Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:34 pm
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BCNH in habitat!!!, Doesn't get any better than this!!!, Exposure and detail on the money!!! Congrats!!! 8)
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by Bill Whala on Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:12 pm
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I would love to find one in habitat like this. Excellent composition and exposure. Nice shot!!
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by Wayne Ellis on Fri Oct 31, 2003 11:24 pm
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Well composed Jim.
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by Alan Murphy on Sat Nov 01, 2003 12:02 am
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Great shot Jim.
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by Rich S on Sat Nov 01, 2003 6:26 am
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Very nice; the curled white feathers make this shot stand out IMO. Well done.

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:51 am
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I like the bird peering through the foliage. Nicely done.
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by Jim Neiger on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:01 am
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Nicely done Jim!

Lately I've been too busy to process images, post them, and comment on other peoples images. I have used up my free time taking photos and lurking out here looking at all of everyone else great pics. I guess Jim has decided to pull me out of the shadows. (See Jim's comment above.) I guess I'll just have to post a CaraCara shot. :wink:
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by LHays on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:46 am
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I like this one as much as any you have posted. This is a habitat shot of perfection. Awesome detail and colors.
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by Anthony Medici on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:24 am
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Sweet image. :)
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sat Nov 01, 2003 12:19 pm
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Jim,

Nice shot. The exposure and detail look great. I like how the heron is emerging from the foliage.
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Nov 01, 2003 4:01 pm
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This is terrific! I can't see a thing I might change even if I had the opportunity. 8)
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by Bill Lockhart on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:37 pm
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Excellent. Just excellent!
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by Bob Wright on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:47 pm
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Jim,

This is a great shot, I love how the green envirnoment complements the BCNH.

The red eye and white plumes really look nice on this specimen.
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