Bird Photo: Black-crowned Night-Heron Adult

Yesterday's post was of a juvenile Night Heron.

Today, I got closer to an adult and will attempt to get farther downstream as weather permits.

It seems Okinawa's late-starting rainy season will hit tonight or, tomorrow morning.

Good news -- Bad News, I guess depends on how you look at things.

To reach this bird, I have been slashing my way through some rough jungle.

Rain, will make things much cooler and, dampen some of the noise, I have been making.

Once I eliminate a few hundred yards, between us, I'll get a much more detailed photo.

Camera:  Pentax K3

Lens: Sigma 50-500 at 500mm

Exposure:  f/11  1/60   ISO 100

Location: Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

GPS Coordinates embedded as EXIF Data

Bird Photo: Black-crowned Night-Heron Juvenile

Latin Name: Nycticorax nycticorax

 

 

 

 

 

In Japan, this bird is known as Goisagi (ゴイサギ) and, they are found worldwide.

According to ARKive, they breed on all continents, except Antarctica and Australasia. 

They search for most of their food during evenings, using their excellent night vision.

During mating season, competition for food, may cause them to hunt during daylight.

This bird had just been chased off by another juvenile prior to being photographed.

The territorial dispute seemed to be over a location where, fish were jumping out of the water.

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax DA F4 300mm

Exposure: f/7.1  1/80   ISO 100

Date and Time:  May 16, 2015  4:37PM

Location: Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan N 26 25.533  E 127 56.104 

Additional Resources for the Night Heron:

A Guide to the Wild Birds of Okinawa P.30 ISBN4-916224-11-6

All About Birds The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Avibase