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I hadn’t seen a Black-crowned Night Heron since last November (“In Early Light” Nov. 11 2021). Now this familiar bird

A strange white shape drew my eye to the rocks below the Open Circle Viewpoint. Litter? The zoom lens showed

Shooting video of a Black-crowned Night Heron is almost a total waste of pixels. The bird seems to surpass all

Once again, the Night Heron works in broad daylight. It stood out like a flare against the rocks below the

Standing still like an expert mime is the trademark of the Black-crowned Night Heron. This adult individual waits on the

I saw a young Night Heron on the south shore of the Open Circle Viewpoint in late February. This one,

Just a day after I saw the cormorant fast asleep on a nearby rock opposite the hotel, a Black-crowned Night

I saw a Black-crowned Night Heron on the southwest corner of the North Basin (directly opposite the hotel) on April

Black-crowned Night Herons are a common sight some other places.  For a while a whole tribe of them lived in