Yellow Crowned Heron
by Jennifer White
Title
Yellow Crowned Heron
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A beautiful Yellow-Crowned Night Heron poses with confidence after eating lunch. This is just inside a cave in Springfield Missouri, United States. I love the beautiful feathers on it's back. The cave is located in Sequiota Park. I took this during the spring season so it was courtship season for this heron. The Yellow Crowned Night Heron is one of two night herons. It is a stocky wading bird ranging from 1 foot to 2 and half foot tall. The females are smaller than the males. The body and back are a smooth gray-blue, with a beautiful black scaled pattern on the wings. During courtship their yellow legs will turn to a coral / pink / red color. Also during mating season, long, thin, white feathers grow to the back of the crown. Their bills are black or dark blue. They have a faint yellow / off white stripe on top of their head, which is where they got their name from.
This has been featured in the following groups:
-5.6.19 Animal Photographs
-5.8.19 FAA Portraits Birds
-5.20.19 Your Very Best Photoagraphy
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
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May 6th, 2019
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