Beautiful Black Crowned Night Heron

by Daniel
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Black Crowned Night Heron

Black Crowned Night Heron

I was on my bike ride I enjoy at least twice a week with a friend along the Don Valley and as we approached a certain area my friend pointed out a bird sitting beside the river just relaxing.


I was able to get really close by approaching it slowly and got a great close-up of this beautiful bird I could not believe how close I had got to it and it didn't fly away.

Hope everyone enjoys this picture of it.

I also have had the pleasure of observing a few Great Blue Herons, a male, female, and a very young one that I believe was a young female as the males are a lot darker.

Thank you Daniel, for sending these lovely pictures and your report of your bird sightings.

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by: Daniel

Hi Alison I have never heard the sounds they make or maybe I have because I have heard sounds like a Bullfrog in marshy areas and maybe it was the Heron I just usually see them visually.
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by: Anonymous

Hi Alison, I agree they are a very beautiful bird unfortunately I have never heard the vocal sound they make I have just noticed them as I ride slowly and look along the water, and shores of the water and I love the wonderful abundance of beautiful birds, and other animals we are blessed to see in this beautiful city, and province.
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by: Alison

The one time I was lucky enough to see this bird closely, the thing that made me notice it in the first place was this strange sound I kept hearing. It certainly didn't sound like a bird, more like a bullfrog. Anyways, when I finally located the source of what I was hearing, I discovered it was coming from this amazing bird. I love this beauty! But what a crazy voice!

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