Blackcrowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax

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The Black crowned Night Heron has a wide distribution around the Old World and New

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Size: 3467px × 5200px
Location: Okavango Botswana.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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