Strange or Normal Behavior?

[Ken Lassman]

Black-Crowned Night Heron, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL

I am pretty sure this is a juvenile BCNH. At first I thought it was injured as I have never seen one sitting in the water... and at 10 AM in the morning. Usually I see them early evening before sundown when they are wading along the shoreline. It was not injured...maybe it was just cooling off in the intense heat

Nikon D300
Nikon 300/2.8
ISO 400
f/6.3 @ 1/1250
Manual, Hand Held

[Alfred Forns]

Ken not sure what this bird is up to but have seen them at Shark Valley swiming around like ducks ... intersting !!!

[stuart wanuck]

interesting image would you consider saturating the bird somewhat?

[arash_hazeghi]

very cute Ken, BTW did you get NX2? helps a lot here!

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice action and I really like the bg.

I am not sure about juvie BCNH, but in another month or so when the juvie GBH's start showing up on feeding forays they seem to do various odd things. Certainly easier to get close to.

Dave

[Dave Mills]

Hi Ken, I like the open beak and the colored water. I would have preferred the HA facing more toward the viewer and I would remove the foliage on the left. Might darken the bird just a bit...