Monday, February 2, 2015
We Are Family
Double D and I happened upon a family of Black-crowned Night Herons. The young'uns are streaked with brown feathers and orange eyes; the adults have slate gray outer wing feathers with navy blue back and head with long white plumes, and red eyes. We discovered about a dozen of them near LSU Lakes in Baton Rouge. They were in a little pond tucked away from all the main activity. It was a nice find the third week of January.
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Absolutely stunning photos Gail.
Terrific!!! Just like something out of National Geographic Magazine...picture perfection.
Cool beans!! I'll bet ya were grinning like crazy. Loved these.
Absolutely gorgeous Gail! The juveniles and adults look so different I'd not have thought they were the same kind of bird if you hadn't told us!
Incredible captures of the Black-crowned Night Herons Gail.Superb photography, and so nicely framed.
Wow, what a cool sight to see. It is neat seeing a family of herons. Awesome photos, Gail!
I've never seen so many in one place. YEP, great find!
A great find indeed! And you got brilliant pictures.
Wow- what a find! These are great shots, Gail!
They don't look too much like the Great Blues that I am more familiar with, but they're very cute and photogenic. Marvellous work as usual.
Hello Friend....hope this Monday morning finds you well...warm....and Happy!! Great how you captured the beauty of these night Herons as well as their character. The expressions left me wondering, what they must be "Thinking"... The twist of the head...adorable! have a great day.
They're wonderful captures, Gail. Night herons are such fine birds. Where I lived before moving here, the nearby park pond where I always walked attracted three types of herons. These wonderful night herons, the great blue and the green heron. I miss my birds! Thanks for reuniting me the this crew.
Fabulous shots!
so fabulous! i've only seen the yellow-crowned here! neat!
Hi sweet friend! Is it just me or has it been a little while since I have visited? I have missed you, dear Gail :)
Your photos are stunning and the red/orange eyes of these birds look quite beautiful. Hugs to you!
Such amazing photos my friend. What a treat to find these guys.
Hugs~
Yall meet the most interesting families while out and about! Amazing that the brown ones will end up looking like the grey ones!
Oh MY! Stunning pictures! Just amazing shots.
Absolutely stunning photos, Gail.
Photo 3 is my favorite.
Best regards, Irma
Oh my goodness, what lovely excellent captures, it's like I can reach out and be there. The very last one, he almost looks like he's a painting! Beautiful photos.
The marking on the little ones look almost like a roadrunner! Great find.
zoveel bij elkaar heb ik er nog nooit gezien.
This are amazing captures of these beautiful birds! So great!
Beautiful photos.
Gail, Gail, Gail! I'm back and feeling so happy to be back. Your photos here are fabulous. I love seeing their wonderful deep navy blue feathers featured so well in your snaps. Yay!!! ♥
Great find! I used to see this bird when I lived in California, but only one at a time.
Great photos! The baby is so sweet. I love these birds; have never seen so many in one spot!
What wonderful photos of this little family group.
They are all so earnest looking, lol! A wonderful collection, Gail! Love seeing the immature and mature together. Blessings!
Oh wow! Now those are neat-looking birds! Great captures!
Amazing pictures. Those eyes really pop.
Those black-crowned night herons are the prettiest birds, and to see so many of them and a baby, what a treat! Thanks for sharing them with us Gail. Your photos are as always fantastic!
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Their feathers are amazing aren't they? The detail is wonderful in your photos!
oh my, those eyes, they are magnificent!!
gorgeous images!!!
Amazing photos of these beautiful birds, Gail! Thank you for sharing with us :)
Hi Gail!! I love those Heron pics. I especially love their beautiful eyes!
These Herons are fabulous. I've never seen this variety before. I like their eyes.
It was interesting to see the adult and juvenile versions of these herons, Gail. Like swans these young-uns will turn into beauties.
Fabulous shots of these interesting bird. I haven't seen them before. Love the red eyes.
Beautiful shots of these handsome birds. I wonder if their rookery was close by.
Those birds are so so beautiful! Amazing shots! So wonderful you found them in that quiet spot :)
Beautiful birds! Beautiful photos!
Another wonderful example for my natural history education.
Wow, you've seen a lot of them, Gail. I am already happy when I see one. You live there in a paradise. Stunning series. Greetings from the Netherlands, Joke
The baby is cute.
Father and daughter?
Really fantastic!
In the Netherlands you see other than a quack (heron-like) and you're showing here a whole family quack. Wonderful to see and gradioze beautiful pictures!
Gail these birds are gorgeous...I have never seen a Black-crowned Night Herons.
Beautiful birds!
Great photos!
Lea
Awesome photos! I love the red eyes on the adults. Very striking.
These are beautiful birds. You got such good pictures of them. I used to find a couple of them in a small lake I used to visit.
Great shots! I love their orange eyes!
Beautiful Herons!!!
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