Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) juvenile perched on a piece of wood above water. This small heron is hatched in a flimsy stick platf

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Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) juvenile perched on a piece of wood above water. This small heron is hatched in a flimsy stick platform built in a tree, bush or reed-bed. It hunts in marshes by night, catching fish, insects and frogs. It is found throughout the world except for northern North America and Eurasia, and Australasia. Photographed in the Paarl Bird Sanctuary, South Africa.

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Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: african, animal, bird, black-crowned, heron, juvenile, nature, night, nycticorax, offspring, paarl, perched, perching, sanctuary, south, water, wildlife, young, zoology