Black-crowned Night-Heron
The San Diego Wild Animal Park (now Safari Park) has an extensive bird collection but there is also a very impressive collection of wild birds that have taken up residence a the various venues of the park (almost 2000 acres). This is an example of one of those birds. Often the SDWAP will provide good opportunities at photography of many of these birds because of the beautiful vegetation and grooming of the park grounds.
This species can be a challenge to photograph in a more “wild” environment as they are often hidden in reeds, branches, etc.
Country United States
State California
Location San Diego Wild Animal Park
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity In or By Water
- Created Timestamp01/06/2020 20:25:17
- CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Aperture8
- CreditJIM BABBITT
- CopyrightCOPYRIGHT BY JIM BABBITT 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- Focal Length400
- Iso400
- Shutter Speed1/3200
Great shot. I love those red eyes.
I like the lighting in this shot-it draws your eye to the bird’s eye.
Love this shot. Great eye in cropping the picture where the crossing branches on the left balance the bird on the right. Beautifully done.
Thank you. My wife constantly “encourages” me to use slanted lines in my compositions. Certainly this view validates that approach.
Beautiful bird!