Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Building Nest

            Having fetched one, solitary twig, this BCNH launches into the air to the nest, where his mate is waiting.
   

Taken on: March 25, 2018

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(Nycticorax nycticorax)

Animals

Black-crowned Night Heron

California

Canon 7D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm IS II USM

Heron

Lakeshore Park

Newark

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