Wildlife: Summer life in the wetlands

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON, HIGH PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO

I was delighted to find this beauty near the shore at one of Toronto’s oldest urban parks (established 1873 through a gift of John and Jemima Howard).
The shadowed light was poor, so I used the flash on my camera. The angle of the flash created a common characteristic of photography: red eye. The centre of the eye is black, surrounded by red. I could have fixed this using Photoshop, but decided to keep it because it makes the picture more interesting.
Commonly found in wetlands, Black-crowned night herons have a “hunchback” appearance and nest colonially. They are considered opportunistic and will eat amphibians, insects, fish and other small mammals. Due to the fact that they are a smaller heron, you may be more likely to spot them closer to dusk or dawn when competition is lower at popular feeding locations.
Nikon D7100, 70-300 mm zoom lens, tripod, fill-flash

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Jane Lurie on August 21, 2025 at 10:01 am said:

Stunning image, Frank. The red eye works! Love these birds. 🙂

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