Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Chania, Tavronitis river mouth
Photo taken by:
Sakoulis, A.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Black-crowned Night Heron

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Photo of the Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, a distinctive European heron with near-nocturnal habits. Most individuals migrate to Africa but some may overwinter in the warmer areas of the Mediterranean.

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