Hungry Yellow-crowned Night Heron By Mia McPherson|August 22nd, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Pinellas County, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: adult, beach, coast, coastal, crab, eat, eating, feeding, Ghost Crab, Gulf of Mexico, herons, hunting, nature, Nyctanassa violacea, Ocypode quadrata, sand, stalking, wading bird, wading birds, water, Yellow-crowned Night Heron| It didn't take long for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron to grab the crab and send the sand flying. Read More 1