{"id":17249,"date":"2023-05-17T05:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17249"},"modified":"2023-05-17T06:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T10:50:15","slug":"india-black-crowned-night-heron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17249","title":{"rendered":"India! Black-crowned Night Heron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"17248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=17248\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?fit=2000%2C1529&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1529\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679098766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;220&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc09260\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?fit=904%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=904%2C691&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=1536%2C1174&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?resize=904%2C691&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dsc09260.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Striated Heron: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 \u2014 At first I thought this was a Black-crowned Night Heron which has one the widest distributions of any bird in the world, occurring on every continent (but not in Australia where is it replaced by a close relative\u2026so close they interbreed where their ranges overlap). But the yellow eyes, as a reader pointed out, makes it a Striated Heron, with a much more restricted range. Still, as it happens I have seen the Strianted on 3 continents now. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 400 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. 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