Peek-a-boo Night Heron
by Carla Parris
Title
Peek-a-boo Night Heron
Artist
Carla Parris
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
A black-crowned night heron is peeking around a stand of tall grasses in the brackish waters of the marshes of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
This national park on the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida is a nature lover's and birdwatcher's paradise.
There is an 11 mile drive from Highway 98 to the St. Marks Lighthouse on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. There are marshes and woodlands on both sides of the road, and hiking trails throughout the expansive preserve.
Night-herons are short, stocky birds who, like this fella, spend much of their time perched on stumps in marshy and brackish coastal regions.
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October 20th, 2017
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