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Black Crowned Night Heron

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on July 15, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Black Crowned Night Heron
Found this BCNH among the egrets fishing at the low-water dam on the Trinity River in Fort Worth. Needless to say it was not nightime!

7D
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Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 15, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Cool Daniel. The BCNH looks like a very solidly built bird, I don't recall ever seeing one.

This pose really conveys a sense of the evolutionary relationship that current day birds have with the dinosaurs. You can almost imagine T-Rex stalking prey just like this.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on July 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Herons and egrets are very determined predators. They were built for a purpose!
Posted by Andrew Sentipal on July 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Love the eyes and how the bird's body echos the mud/rock it is on. Thanks for sharing this beautiful shot.

Andrew
Posted by Rob Graham on July 16, 2010 at 12:02 AM
great pose and you can't beat that red eye :)
Posted by Merle Cook on July 16, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Great shot Daniel. I agree with the others - this is a predator in action. The pose really shows the concentration on the hunt. Pity the poor fish !!!!
Posted by Larry Fischer on July 17, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Another fine shot. I like the juxtaposition of the neck of the bird and the line of the rock. Well focused.
I might clone out the rock in the upper left--minor nit for me.
the fisch