[Length 24 in. Wingspan 38 in.]

This Western Reef-Heron (which was the first North American record in 1983) was photographed on Nantucket Island, Rhode Island. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1983)

[Length 46 in. Wingspan 72 in.]

This Wurdemann's Heron (an intermediate color morph of the Great Blue Heron) was photographed in the Florida Keys. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1983)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 25, 2006)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1983)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Stone Harbor, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1987)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 25, 2007)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at the Sea Rim "Willows", Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 3, 2008)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in flight was photographed at the Crab Street marsh, Surfside Beach, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 17, 2009)