15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Yellow-crowned night heron with prey
A yellow crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea, hunting in standing water in northwest Louisiana tosses its prey, a crawfish, in order to align it for swallowing.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 08.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D500 |
| Copyright: | © Allen Smith |