[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Black-crowned Night-Heron in flight was photographed at Moore's Beach, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1988)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Black-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at City Lake Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. 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: June 25, 2007)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: July 21, 2009)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Black-crowned Night-Heron in flight was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: July 28, 2009)

[Length 18.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Chinese Pond Heron was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 18.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Chinese Pond Heron was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 18.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Chinese Pond Heron was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 06, 2017)

[Length 18.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Chinese Pond Heron was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 06, 2017)

[Length 36 in. Wingspan 63 in.]

This Grey Heron was photographed near Izumi on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)