A beautiful adult Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) perches on a dock post, with Florida's Crystal River blurred in the background.

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Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: Crystal River, FL, USA
Photo credit: © Phil Lowe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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