night heron, egrets

The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for �night raven� and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the Black-crowned Night Heron. These herons are migratory outside the tropical parts of their ranges.

In Europe, Night Heron is often used to refer to the Black-crowned Night Heron, since it is the only member of the genus in that continent.

Direction Walk 0.94 km or 14 mins north west from last photo
Location Jinja, East Africa, Uganda, Africa
Info F 5.6 1/60 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Uganda State East Africa
City Jinja Near River Nile
Continent Africa Day Jinja
Activity Samuka Island Boat Ride Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:23 13:56:53 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1743
Height 1307 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 300.0 mm Exposure 1/60
F Number 5.6 ISO 200
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 865.65 m
Latitude 0.431494444444444 Longitude 33.1963222222222
Altitude 72.28187566 m File Size 1159 kB
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