Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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The adult below was at Ding Darling N.W.R., Lee Co., Florida, in December, 2004, and was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/2.8 L lens and 2X extender.

As the name implies, the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is often a nocturnal feeder, but it is often active during the day as well. The adult on the left was photographed at Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas, in April, 1996, with a Canon T-90 and Sigma 500mm F/4.5 lens and 1.4X extender on Fuji Sensia. The wid was blowing which the two plumes on its head to stand up. Below is a shot of an immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas, in September, 1999. This shot was taken with a canon EOS 1N and EF 300mm F/2.8 L lens and 2X extender on Fuji Sensia.

The shot immediately below and the one on the below right show an adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron on Sanibel Island, Lee Co., Florida, in November, 2006. The shots were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens. The Yellow-crowned Night-Herons which occur on the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are considerably darker than those in the U.S. The below shot was taken in Galapagos during July, 2007, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6 L IS lens.