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    Default Black-crowned Night Heron in habitat

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    On the last day of the month, I was torn as to which final b&W bird to choose: chickadee, kingbird, gull, another tern? In the end I settled for this BCNH from Brigantine last fall. Cropped from horizontal.

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    This is so nice, Bill.
    The long grass and especially the plant in the water creates a very nice sense of habitat.
    Nice head turn, eye contac and details

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    Beautiful detail in the bird Bill. I would crop some off the bottom as I don't think you need the yellow vegetation in the FG. It's bright and pulls the eye away.

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    I think I too would crop off the yellowish plant in the foreground, but great eye on this bird, nice light and natural habitat...love the night herons and I wish we had more than one type here

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    Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

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    Magnificent portrait of BCNH in habitat.Love the pose and great details.

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    Satish.

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    Thanks everyone. I figured some wouldn't care for the veggies in the foreground. Last fall I posted another frame of this guy, with a better pose and without the veggies, so fro this frame I decided to keep them in. I thought they made for an interesting comp, but they do distract from the bird.

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    I don't mind the crop Bill. Works for me. Just saw about sixty of those birds this morning at Laguna de Sonso here in Colombia.

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    Thanks Peter. Sixty at once is pretty amazing.

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