[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)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 17, 2010)

[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 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

Black-faced Spoonbills breed along the northern coasts of China and the coasts of North and South Korea. In winter they move south along the southern coast of China (particularly Hong Kong) and to the Nansei Shoto (southern islands) of Japan. There are only about 4,000 birds left in the wild, and they are considered an endangered species. The Black-faced Spoonbill is distinguished from its more abundant cousin, the Eurasian Spoonbill, by the fact that the black of the bill extends up onto the face (hence the name "Black-faced") and around the eyes. This one (one of three present at this site in February, 1996) was photographed in a pond at the end of the runway at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 29.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

These endangered Black-faced Spoonbills were photographed in a pond at the end of the runway at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 32 in. Wingspan 50 in.]

The Roseate Spoonbill gets its name from its "roseate" or reddish-pink plumage and its spoon-like bill. It feeds in shallow water by holding its bill partially open and slowly swinging it back and forth through the water. When it feels a fish or other morsel, it quickly snaps shut the two halves of the "spoon". This prehistoric-looking bird breeds in southern Florida and west along the gulf coast to Louisiana and Texas. Due to its bright pink coloration, it is often mistaken for the very rare Flamingo, which sometimes occurs in southern Florida. This Roseate Spoonbill was photographed at Smith Oaks Sanctuary - HAS, High Island, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2006)

[Length 32 in. Wingspan 50 in.]

The Roseate Spoonbill gets its name from its "roseate" or reddish-pink plumage and its spoon-like bill. It feeds in shallow water by holding its bill partially open and slowly swinging it back and forth through the water. When it feels a fish or other morsel, it quickly snaps shut the two halves of the "spoon". This prehistoric-looking bird breeds in southern Florida and west along the gulf coast to Louisiana and Texas. Due to its bright pink coloration, it is often mistaken for the very rare Flamingo, which sometimes occurs in southern Florida. This one was photographed as it flew in to Mrazek Pond in Everglades National Park, Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1991)