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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Watched this night heron hunting in the mud flats at high tide and it captured this large mantis shrimp. It took the night heron almost 10 minutes to kill it and swallow it.

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Uploaded on September 13, 2024
Taken on September 1, 2024