Adult Black-Crowned Night Heron stands on the edge of the marsh area at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ back on 7-11-2009. The BCNH is one of the most patient species I have watched fishing. They will stand in one place for an hour and not move if they think it will eventually get them a small fish or crab to eat.
For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/.
For more information on Black-Crowned Night Herons visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.
