The Black-crowned Night Heron is back.
Each year upon our return from the Tuesday/Thursday race, we are greeted at the channel entrance, after dusk/dark by the sentinel Night Heron.
This week, for the first time, two birds greeted us; one perched on its usual rock, at the point, just past the DrySail area and a second watching us from the fence post at our property line.
These are medium-sized herons found throughout most the world that feed after dark and rest during the day.
They remain as permanent residents, except our Canadian Herons, they migrate, to Mexico.
It’s hard to see in the dusk but they have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.
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