Black-crowned Night Heron (j) [Nycticorax nycticorax] 8/17/2026 Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary- Wellfleet MA From a distance, this looked like a huge mushroom growing on a branch to my ancient eyes until I put the lens on it and realized it was just a juvenile black-crowned night heron looking down into the pond for a fish. Photo# 6150 |