[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This immature Lesser Nighthawk was photographed at Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: July 19, 2013)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Nighthawk was photographed at the Texas Land Fund Sheepshead Lots, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. 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: April 27, 2015)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Nighthawk in flight was photographed along the Rio Grande River near Candelaria, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 2000)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Lesser Nighthawk in flight was photographed along the Rio Grande River near Candelaria, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 2000)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

As the name implies, Night-Herons are more often seen late in the day as the sun begins to set, when they leave their roosts to hunt during the evening hours. Black-crowned Night-Herons are found throughout most of the US and parts of southern Canada. Herons and Egrets nest in colonies and build nests of sticks in low trees near the water. During the breeding season, adult Black-crowned Night-Herons grow wispy head plumes. This Black-crowned Night-Heron was photographed in the warm glow of a summer sunset at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1982)

[Length 23.75 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Black-crowned Night-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 04, 2017)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This immature Black-crowned Night-Heron was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1979)

[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)