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Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron swallowing the first fish it caught (it ate it too fast for me to get a picture of the fish)

Black-crowned Night Heron with 2nd fish (I ID'ed as an American Gizzard Shad), caught immediately after the first fish

Black-crowned Night Heron with 2nd fish

Black-crowned Night Heron eating 2nd fish

Black-crowned Night Heron with 3rd fish caught in quick succession

Video of Black-crowned Night Heron eating 3rd fish

Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron preening

Video of Black-crowned Night Heron preening

Double-crested Cormorant and Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Great Blue Heron and Great Egret below a Black-crowned Night Heron model.
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"There were some unusual "birds" at Jackson Park yesterday. The Black-crowned Night-Heron Project has placed heron and egret decoys on one of the islands in the east lagoon. There are not only Black-crowned Night Heron decoys, but also egret and Great Blue Heron decoys, though the decoys of both have black bills like some strange hybrids! They also have a sound system with heron noises, though they didn't have it on when I was there. The goal seems to be to establish a 2nd night-heron colony in the park. Right now the only colony is in Lincoln Park."