Yellow Crowned Night Heron Pair is a photograph by Morris Finkelstein which was uploaded on June 7th, 2021.
Yellow Crowned Night Heron Pair
The Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of the two species of Night-Herons, the other being the Black-Crowned Night-Heron. Both... more
Title
Yellow Crowned Night Heron Pair
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph
Description
The Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of the two species of Night-Herons, the other being the Black-Crowned Night-Heron. Both species are usually nocturnal, hunting at night and roosting during the day. The Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron eats mostly crab, and the Black-Crowned Night-Heron eats mostly fish. The Yellow-Crowned have longer necks and stouter bills than the Black-Crowned Night-Herons. They measure about 24 inches in length and about 1.5 pounds in weight. They typically nest in bushes and trees.
This pair of Yellow Crowned Night Herons foraging and walking in tall grasses along water was photographed at Milford Point marsh adjacent to the Coastal Audubon Center at Milford Point, in Milford, Connecticut on 7-11-2015. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 VR2 telephoto lens coupled to a Nikon 1.4x Teleconverter (TC1.4) to capture this image. Settings: 1/1000 sec, f/10, ISO 400. I counted about 12 Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons in this marsh during the spring and summer of 2015.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 6-9-2021
Water Forms, 6-9-2021
Animal Photographs, 6-9-2021
Whats New, 6-11-2021
New FAA Uploads, 6-13-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds, 6-15-2021
Five Star Artist, 3-30-2024
10 Plus, 4-12-2024
New England, 4-13-2024
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June 7th, 2021
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Comments (41)
Warren LaBaire Photography 14 Days Ago
Your work deserves to be featured in our group "New England including Cape Cod and the Islands" Please consider adding this work to the "2024 Second Quarter Feature Image Collection" (l/f on 4-13-2024)
Morris Finkelstein replied:
Thank you Warren for featuring "Yellow Crowned Night Heron Pair" in your New England group. Very much appreciated!
Morris Finkelstein 14 Days Ago
Thank you Stefano for featuring "Yellow Crowned Night Heron Pair" in your 10 Plus group. Very much appreciated!