"WHEN NIGHT TURNS INTO DAY"

Black-Crowned Night Heron - 9 Photos

I occasionally wonder how birds are given their common names. In this instance, I suppose, 1 out of 3 isn't bad in the description department.

First - The crown of the Black-Crowned Night Heron isn't black. It's dark navy blue.

Second - For a bird that's described as a "night heron", it certainly appears in the daytime regularly, including in and around noon time.

So that leaves us with "heron". That part's right. A much smaller compatriot to the Great Blue Heron, it too enjoys the same prey such as fish, small crustaceans and the odd small muskrat. :)

So here are some photos of the "Black-Crowned Night Heron". And depending on its positioning & activity, it can change appearance quite dramatically.

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