Birding Hawaii: The ʻAukuʻu (Black-crowned Night Heron)

Meet the ʻAukuʻu, a cosmopolitan species found in wetlands, ponds, streams, and beaches across the world, including here in Hawaiʻi.
To learn more about ʻAukuʻu, check out these sources:
hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp...
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/B...
dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/file...
The American Bittern photograph provided here belongs to Sallie Gentry via Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspa...
Background music: March of the Spoons - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com/music/royalty...)
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herons are a lot of fun to watch. cattle egrets are easily my favorite bird in hawaii

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I have seen that bird before. This was very insightful! I was not brainwashed to watch billy.

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Black-crowned Night-Herons, cool birds 😎👍

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The coolest!!!

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Billy is my favorite character

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Billy goes billy

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