Bill Hubick Photography - Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Above: A molting adult Black-crowned Night-Heron at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware (4/7/2007).

Above and below: Adult and juvenile Black-crowned Night-herons on Chincoteague Island, Virginia (11/2004).

Below: An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron at Fort Smallwood Park, Maryland (5/22/2011).

An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron at Fort Smallwood Park, Maryland (5/22/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron in Frederick, Maryland (8/7/2011). Note the downy feathers on its head.

A juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron in Frederick, Maryland (8/7/2011). Note the downy feathers on its head. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: Roosting Black-crowned Night-Herons across the street from our house - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2012).

Roosting Black-crowned Night-Herons across the street from our house - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron under skilled care in Pasadena, Maryland (9/20/2010).

An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron under skilled care in Pasadena, Maryland (9/20/2010). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron prowling around the bait cages near Fisherman's Wharf (9/24/2010).

An adult Black-crowned Night-Heron prowling around the bait cages near Fisherman's Wharf (9/24/2010). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: An adult Black-crowned Night-heron stalks its prey along Elliott Island Road, Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/29/2007).

Below: A couple adult Black-crowned Night-herons on O'ahu (2/2007).