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Rick Bowes | all galleries >> All galleries - photos 2012 and earlier >> Umbrella Gallery >> Yellow-crowned Night Herons - Duxbury, MA - Aug-Sept, 2012 > Yellow-crowned Night Herons(2) - Bluefish River, Duxbury, MA - Aug. 9, 2012 [1 of 2]
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13-AUG-2012

Yellow-crowned Night Herons(2) - Bluefish River, Duxbury, MA - Aug. 9, 2012 [1 of 2]

I first found this bird on 8/9 feeding with a young juvenile (see poor photo that follows the first two), and today found only the adult which was feeding on the exposed flat immediately west of the Bluefish River bridge/culvert. This photo was taken from the tiny park looking down on the flat. I saw it catch and swallow two good sized crabs (see next photo) before it flew up into the trees on the south bank of the river about 40 feet up. The foliage blocked any view; perhaps the youngster was hidden up there as well.

Canon EOS 40D
1/125s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 full exif

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Guest 04-Sep-2012 18:52
a beautiful picture. I am so glad these guys still eixist!
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