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To the Beauty of Birds

The Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea with its long white head feathers tossing in the wind makes for a striking bird. Like the Lava Heron it was present on the lava flows near the shores of the Galapagos islands. As its name implies it feeds mostly at night. It has a covering membrane to protect its eye. When closed this gives the bird a blind appearance (7109).

3596 and 3597 were photographed at the Din-Darling Wildlife Preserve, FL.

2000 series, 5784 and 9831 were taken at Taracoler River, Costa Rica. the 53 and 157 photos were taken in Tobago.

Yellow-crowned Night-heron