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Leo deMonbreun

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Thief
« on: July 22, 2010, 03:22:16 PM »
Caught this guy in my creek stealing all my crawfish today..he was not a bit shy and was very hungry, we watched him for a good 45 minutes.  His body is about a foot and half and at times he moved so slowly that you could hardly tell he was moving.  but when he saw a crawfish he was lightning fast.  great hunter.  I have no idea what kind he is though.



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Re: Thief
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 03:47:31 PM »
Juvenile black crowned night heron maybe?  It's definitely a young bird - I'm not 100 percent sure on the species though.

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Leo deMonbreun

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Re: Thief
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 04:24:04 PM »
Thanks bd, you got me pointed in the right direction.  Turns out to be  a Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron.  Guy must be from Louisiana the way he was puttin crawfish away!!
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Re: Thief
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 07:08:32 AM »
Nice shot Leo. He looks like a good hunter.
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