Black-crowned Night Heron at Big John’s Pond

By Corey • July 10, 2010 • 8 comments

On one of my recent visits to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge I was fortunate enough to come across a cooperative Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax very close to the blind at Big John’s Pond. It was not the first cooperative bird I have seen there and I am sure that it won’t be the last. Enjoy these few digiscoped shots of the night-heron and may you see one as well soon!

And, of course, I’m not the only one who likes Big John’s Pond…

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Tags: herons and egrets, Jamaica Bay, night herons

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

8 Responses to “Black-crowned Night Heron at Big John’s Pond”

sara Jul 10th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Very nice portraits with underlying physics motifs (e.g. fluid viscosity and specular reflection)!
Meredith Jul 10th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Wow Corey! Those are breathtaking!
Jochen Jul 10th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
The last pic is slightly blurry, out of focus, ey?
Oh, I get it, it’s a reflection, right?
dreamfalcon Jul 11th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
very nice close-ups!
Bob K Jul 12th, 2010 at 5:51 am
Wow! Real up close shots of the BCNH!! We saw a couple fly over this morning as we were stalking the skulking Yellow Bittern.
rp Jul 12th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Nice Capture
Halcyon Jul 13th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Wow! I love that reflection. And what great up-close shots.
Lana Jul 17th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Beautiful! I envy you your digi-setup!

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