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TheGodComplex
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bored2tears
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:40 PM
I found this poor young heron dead at the beach today. It definitely is a juvenile, but I cannot tell what kind it is. It may be a Green Heron, but it also could be a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. The shot was taken today in Central New Jersey.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:42 PM
My guess is juvie Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, with that thick bill.
EDIT: After looking at pictures of juvie Black-crowneds, I change my answer to that.
EDIT: After looking at pictures of juvie Black-crowneds, I change my answer to that.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:44 PM
I'd say Black-crowned Night Heron based on the bicolored bill.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:46 PM
Agree with juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron seen at the Morgan Ave. Mudflats 
. Did you see the whale?
. Did you see the whale?
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 04:50 PM
Agree with juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron seen at the Morgan Ave. Mudflats
Wait, that is where the whale was?! I have no idea how I missed that.
(Also, if you wouldn't mind, can you check out my other thread to help identify the gulls and terns there; also at the Mudflats.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 05:03 PM
I see a few dead Black-crowned Night Heron fledglings each year at my local lake. The parents make flimsy nests, and the young branch out early. Some fall to the ground too early.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 04:20 AM
Sorry for the late reply. Sorry you missed it though. It was a bit further down the beach by Raritan Waterfront Park but you could see it from the Mudflats. Neat to see, especially since they were able to free itWait, that is where the whale was?! I have no idea how I missed that.
(Also, if you wouldn't mind, can you check out my other thread to help identify the gulls and terns there; also at the Mudflats.
. Here's a picture.
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