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Black-Crowned night heron at Shanghai Bund
25 Jan 2022

Black-Crowned night heron at Shanghai Bund

by BESG | posted in: bird, Black-crowned night heron | 0

A Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, was spotted overlooking the water at Shanghai Bund Wharf on 31 July 2017.  Wong Kais had the luck to see this bird in Shanghai but not in Singapore. The bird was trying to fish … Continued

Black-crowned Night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, Shanghai Bund
Black-crowned Night-heron casts a pellet
5 Mar 2019

Black-crowned Night-heron casts a pellet

by BESG | posted in: Heron-Egret-Bittern, Pellets | 0

“The same Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) that has a defective upper bill was observed regurgitating a pallet (above)! In other words, it is eating well despite its handicap of a deformed maxillary rostrum. An ancillary close-up shows the side-profile … Continued

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Black-crowned Night-heron caught a large fish
11 Sep 2018

Black-crowned Night-heron caught a large fish

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-vertebrates | 0

The Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is an opportunistic feeder taking a variety of foods like fish, frogs, snakes, lizards, rodents, etc. Like most herons, the Black-crowned Night-heron often catches large prey, especially fish, as in this case. As it swallows … Continued

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Black-crowned Night-heron baiting fish
3 May 2017

Black-crowned Night-heron baiting fish

by BESG | posted in: Feeding strategy, Heron-Egret-Bittern | 4

Wah Chan’s image of a Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nyctic) using a stick to stir the water is probably another example of a heron making use of a tool to bait fish We have two examples of a Little Heron (Butorides … Continued

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