Yellow-Crowned Night Heron - Coastal NC
by Bob Decker
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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron - Coastal NC
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Bob Decker
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Photograph - Photograph
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A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, Nyctanassa violacea, searches for a meal along a section of dock at the Atlantic, NC harbor. One of two species of Night Herons native to North America, they have longer legs and heavier bills than the Black-Crowned Night Heron. Their diet largely consists of crustaceans and they are frequently found living in salt marshes and shallow water wooded swamps. Tolerant of both brackish, saltwater and freshwater, they can also be observed along shallow lake shores and in flooded thickets.
Smyrna is one of several fishing communities located in the area known as Downeast Carteret county, NC. Part of the Crystal Coast other nearby villages include Harkers Island, Marshallburg and Cedar Island. Isolated for many years area residents often speak in an accent known as the Down East brogue. A language pattern similar to that of early colonial settlers.
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August 22nd, 2022
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