Black-crowned night-heron at Graue Mill. BCNHs are fairly widespread–we’ve even seen them in China. However, we seldom run across one in DuPage County. This fellow was hanging around the dam hoping to find some lunch.
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Country United States
State Illinois
Location Graue Mill, DuPage County; 17 July 2021
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
- Created Timestamp07/17/2021 10:33:09
- CameraCanon EOS Rebel T6i
- Aperture5.6
- Focal Length273
- Iso250
- Shutter Speed1/400
- Orientation1
Nice shot of the BCNH. I think I saw that same bird there a couple of months ago so glad to see that it is till hanging around.