‘Auku’u, the Black-Crowned Night Heron, typically stands 26 inches tall with a wing span of 45inches. This bird is showing the brown and white speckled plumage of a juvenile bird. It was found hunting at the fish ponds at Honaunau. It was missing one foot up to the first joint, but appeared to be successfully hunting in the fishponds. I’m on the look out for an adult Black-Crowned Night-Heron. I’ve seen them often by the large pond next to the King Shops in Waikoloa, but I’ve never a camera with me when I see them.

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