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Black-crowned Night Heron
Thanks to Marsh Warden Mike Limatola, who called to tell me of a nearby and chilled-out Black-crowned Night Heron at the Celery Farm, I was able to get some incredible closeups of this bird.
After Mike and I took a slew of photos, we left, and the heron was still there.
4 comments
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Love the feet!
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There is a pair. SSW 2 last week
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So interesting….your photo clearly demonstrates that the bird’s weight is distributed on the proximal bones of the feet with the distal ones draped over the branch — they are not grasping the branch in this stance.
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Tremendous. Love the feet. Well done.
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4 comments
Betsy
Love the feet!
Sally
There is a pair. SSW 2 last week
Diane L.
So interesting….your photo clearly demonstrates that the bird’s weight is distributed on the proximal bones of the feet with the distal ones draped over the branch — they are not grasping the branch in this stance.
John Pastore
Tremendous. Love the feet. Well done.