July 16, 2023

I am an adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

I have a yellow crown and plumes

My head's mostly black, I'm grey on my back
And my farts smell like crustacean fumes.

Location: Oyster Bar Marsh Conservation Area, Vero Beach

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nyctanassa_violacea/

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson