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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

August 19, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is a hard to find but annual regular to Nova Scotia. This one was in the Bedford Basin yesterday. Laura knew the homeowners so I was able to get some favourable photographs. Note the white plumes starting to develop.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

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The shadow of the heron acts as a natural polarizing filter. Yellow-crowned Night Heron 18

Keywords: bedford basin, birds of nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, yellow-crowned night-heron

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