A few days ago I mentioned that I had found a nest of Yellow-crowned Night Herons, (Nyctanassa violacea), in a residential neighborhood near here. We went there and I was able to capture a few pictures. The first one shows the mother on the nest.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – adult on nest
In this second photo, if you look closely, you can see the tiny chicks peeking through the twigs. Click the photos to enlarge.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – adult on nest
The nest was about 20 feet off of the ground and I was about another 30 feet away, so I was photographing at an upward angle. Hopefully, in a few days the chicks will be larger so I can get better photos of them. They generally fledge in about 3-4 weeks and I assume that these chicks were probably about a week old.
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