A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) waits still in shallow water for a prey in a pond, reflection on water surface, Taichung, Taiwan

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) waits still and patiently in shallow water for a prey (mainly small fish) in a pond, reflection on water surface, Taichung, Taiwan

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Size: 3342px × 5015px
Location: Taichung, Taiwan
Photo credit: © Andre M. Chang / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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