Nature Done Wright

     I have had good views of the Celery Farm’s resident herons this past week  — the black-crowned night heron, the green heron and the great blue heron.

  I thought I would pass along some photos and information on each.

The black-crowned night heron, a cool bird with a cool name, has been hanging out at the Celery Farm a lot.

   He has awesome red eyes and a distinctive "POCK" call.

   No, he is not related to the penguin, so far as I know.

   For more information, including a recording of his call:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Black-crowned_Night-Heron.html

   In these photos, he was on the peninsula by Wood Duckling Pond.