Nycticorax nycticorax, Black-crowned night heron (Also: black-crowned night-heron)

Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned night heron (Also: black-crowned night-heron)

Population Status & Trends:
With a few important, regional exceptions, most Black-crowned Night-Heron populations have been increasing since the 1960s. Increases are most significant in scattered locations like Louisiana, the southern Atlantic coast, many parts of California, and the Dakotas. Regional losses appear widespread and difficult to reverse in southern Florida, southern Minnesota, southeastern Pennsylvania, the St. Lawrence River, the Gulf Coast of Texas, and central Wisconsin. The Black-crowned Night-Heron is listed as "endangered" in Indiana and Pennsylvania, "threatened" in Kentucky and New Jersey, a "species of greatest conservation need" in Maryland and New York, and a "species of special concern" in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Listen to songs of this species

Photos by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Fisheating creek, Palmdale,Fl
Camara Canon 40D, Lens 100-400 mm L IS

Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area (Tuesday Safari I )

Martes de Safari en Fisheating creek, con una temperatura en el rango de los 60 Fahrenheit y algo de briza comenzamos nuestro viaje en canoa por este maravilloso lugar, por unas tres millas navegamos o avanzamos a pie dentro del rió arrastrando nuestra embarcación.
Gracias a mi amigo Julito por acompañarme en este "safari".
Todas las fotos del "safari" pueden verlas en la siguente galeria de PBase:
Fisheating creek trip, December 2, 2008

Fisheating Creek is a wondrous little creek that drains water from Highlands County into Lake Okeechobee in South Central Florida (read)

Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Immature
Photo by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Camera Canon 40D, Lens Canon 100-400 mm L IS

Photos by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Camera Canon 40D, lens 17-40 mm L

We think: Asian demand threatens Florida's softshell turtles

OrlandoSentinel.com


EDITORIAL
We think: Asian demand threatens Florida's softshell turtles

December 1, 2008

Sharp-eyed naturalists in Florida have long recognized that tubular snout poking out of the water. It belongs to the Florida softshell turtle, a long-necked, pointy-nosed creature once abundant in Florida's freshwater lakes and rivers.

But dozens of scientists are sounding a loud alarm over the turtles' future. So is Gov. Charlie Crist, who earlier this month urged the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to ban the harvest of wild turtles.(read)

Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox)

(pdf)

Photos by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Shark Valley, Everglades National Park
Camara Canon 40D, Lens 17-40 mm

Great Egret ( Ardea alba)

Great Egret ( Ardea alba)
Long Key Nature Center

listen to songs of this species

Camara Canon 40D, Lens Canon 100-400 mm L IS and Tripod