Yawning Yellow Crowned Night Heron

A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron was waiting for his prey for a while at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. All the sudden he opened his mouth and started yawning.

One of the things I’ve learned from many wildlife is that how patient you have to be to be able to eat for the day. I was at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas several years ago and was spending probably about 2 hours with this Yellow Crowned Night Heron. It was early summer in Texas, and it was very humid and hot at the swampy park.

During those 2 hours, mostly he was waiting for prey to come close to him, standing like a statue. Waiting, waiting, waiting … then yawned. Probably bored?

But his patience paid off. At the end he caught a frog for his dinner.

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