Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Lyon County
2009-08-18

'Rare Regular' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in Lyon County for the Fall season

I found this bird at Coon Creek WMA, while driving around looking for photo ops. I had no idea what it was when I saw it. I soon discovered it was an immature Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Coon Creek WMA has probably the most diverse population of birds in the area.

Mike Osmond with a Canon 30D and 100-400L lens. It was shot at 1/125 sec./F8 and ISO 400 at 4000mm.