It’s been a remarkable month for beautiful winter wild creatures in our midst. The photos of a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron were taken in mid-January,
He mostly stays well-hidden in the dense thickets at water’s edge. I’ve read that Night Herons occasionally spend the entire winter in northern regions. Cape Ann is at the tippy edge of their year round coastal range. Let’s hope this youngster will survive the next several months.
Black-crowned Night Herons, adults, Gloucester, in early spring and summer
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron, January 2020
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Black-crowned Night Herons, adults, Gloucester, in early spring and summer
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron, January 2020
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