A young but mature black-crowned night heron perches on the bow of a live oak tree in South Carolina.

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A young but mature black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) perches on the bow of a live oak tree (Quercus virginianus ) in a swamp in South Carolina.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: South Carolina
Photo credit: © Eight Arts Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: birds, black-crowned, blackcrowned, carolina, fowl, heron, herons, night, nycticorax, sc, south, water