Scientific name: nycticorax
Italian name: nitticora
Nycticorax is a genus of night herons. The name Nycticorax means “night raven” and derives from the Ancient Greek nuktos “night” and korax, “raven”. It refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
These are medium-sized herons which often are migratory in the colder parts of their ranges.

Download avaiable here
Album | colias croceus |
Category | butterflies |

Download avaiable here
Album | colias croceus |
Category | butterflies |

Download avaiable here
Album | colias croceus |
Category | butterflies |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | colias croceus |
Category | butterflies |

Album | colias croceus |
Category | butterflies |

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here

Black crowned night heron, nycticorax
Album | night heron |
Category | birdwatching |

podiceps cristatus, svasso
Digital download avaiable here
Album | crested grebe |
Category | birdwatching |

podiceps cristatus, svasso
Digital download avaiable here
Album | crested grebe |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here

Digital download avaiable here
Album | crested grebe |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | crested grebe |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | grey heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | grey heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | grey heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | night heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | night heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | night heron |
Category | birdwatching |

Digital download avaiable here
Album | night heron |
Category | birdwatching |
- Aperture: ƒ/6.3
- Camera: Canon EOS 70D
- Taken: 18 May, 2017
- Focal length: 600mm
- ISO: 800
- Shutter speed: 1/500s
Share this post