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Wild, Black Crowned Night Heron

Lovely adult hides behind a single palm frond
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Lovely adult hides behind a single palm frond

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_05
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Preening in the shady greening
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Preening in the shady greening

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_02
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Youngster bushed from being out of the nest
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Youngster bushed from being out of the nest

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_03
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One sibling departs just knowing that look
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One sibling departs just knowing that look

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_04
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A well balanced adult night heron
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A well balanced adult night heron

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_01
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Youngster really unsure what that camera is doing
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Youngster really unsure what that camera is doing

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_06
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Youngster demonstrates turkey trot dance
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Youngster demonstrates turkey trot dance

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_07
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Fledgling whose falling out came too soon
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Fledgling whose falling out came too soon

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_08
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Stoic youngster seems as if on guard
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Stoic youngster seems as if on guard

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_09
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A quick turn and "poof" half a body gone
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A quick turn and "poof" half a body gone

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_10
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Egg far far too young to be kicked out of home
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Egg far far too young to be kicked out of home

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Heron about to create a tail to tell about
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Heron about to create a tail to tell about

(2007) Palo Alto Duck Pond, Palo Alto, California   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BlackCrownedNightHeron2007_12
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