The big-eyed cutie!

I finally managed to get a photo of this young, big-eyed cutie which I've been seeing in the Ft. Pickens area of Gulf Island National Seashore. Does anyone out there know what it is? Actually, I had to verify it with one of our former bio-techs, but it is a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron.

If you'd like to see what this juvenile night heron will look like as an adult, click HERE.

May I check your ID?

I saw this adorable little bird on my Ft. Pickens patrol this past Sunday and forgot to share the photo with you. Click on the photo to enlarge and you can see his big eyes.


Unfortunately he wasn't carrying any ID, so I've sent out an s.o.s. to friends who work with GINS. I think it may be a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

[Confirmation arrived - this is indeed a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.]