Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned Night Herons are small, stocky herons with short necks and legs, short thick bills, blocky heads and are primarily gray in color.
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron in front of sand dune and sea oats
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron pellet
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron with driftwood
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron in low, silvery light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron in silvery light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/10/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron portrait
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/8/2008
Title: Portrait of an adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/8/2008
Title: Comparing Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night Heron juveniles
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah and Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Side by side comparison
Dates: 1/4/2013 (BCNH) and 7/18/2008 (YCNH)
Title: Young Yellow-crowned Night Heron in the mangroves
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/18/2008
Title: Immature Yellow-crowned night Heron
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/9/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron with flowers in background
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 5/4/2008
Title: Comparing Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night Heron adults
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah and Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Side by side comparison
Dates: 5/15/2010 (BCNH) and 4/18/2008 (YCNH)
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron about to expel a pellet
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/18/2008
Title: Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron side view
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/18/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned Night Heron walking on a sandy beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/18/2008
Title: Yellow-crowned taking a stroll on the beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/18/2008