Night Heron Juveniles Fiddle with Twigs in a Pond at Dusk

A flock of juvenile black-crowned night herons (aka black-capped night heron; Nycticorax nycticorax, family Ardeidae) was found gathering together at the shore of a pond at dusk. Some playful juveniles tirelessly picked up a twig (or a floating debris) and dropped it into the pond. They probably practiced catching fish (and aquatic insects). Captured at dusk (around 18:00 PM) of early-September 2019 in Japan. The sunset time was 18:02 PM.

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