Tag Archives: Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Close encounter with a Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Posted on 2013/09/24 by birds n' bugs

I started to walk out onto the boardwalk in Ponce de Leon park the other day.  Just as I stepped on it I saw a Yellow-crowned Night Heron on the railing looking intently into the mangroves.  I stopped and got … Continue reading →

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Yellow Crowned Night Herons – the babies are up

Posted on 2013/06/08 by birds n' bugs

With a respite in our rainy weather from TS Andrea I walked over to the Yellow Crowned Night Heron nests where the mama’s were playing peekaboo with me. Today I found four babies who were finally able to stand and … Continue reading →

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Yellow Crowned Night Heron – playing peekaboo again

Posted on 2013/06/01 by birds n' bugs

There is a black olive tree on one of my morning walk routes that had two Yellow Crowned Night Heron nests in it. We had a pretty hefty windstorm the other day so I went that way to check on … Continue reading →

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Heron Hijinks

Posted on 2012/02/28 by birds n' bugs

Today, a neighbor called me to tell me that there were four Yellow-crowned Night Herons standing on their pilings. That’s pretty unusual, you don’t usually see them in groups.  I went over to take a look and sure enough there … Continue reading →

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Placida Fishing Pier

Posted on 2012/02/10 by birds n' bugs

This morning, a friend and I headed over to the area around the Fishery Restaurant in Placida.   This area has the restaurant and a number of fishing guides and art studios if you would like to visit.  Our purpose though … Continue reading →

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