An extreme close-up portrait of a Black-crowned Night Heron with its head bowed, revealing its striking red eye, dark iridescent crown, and ruffled buff-toned plumage against a soft, pale green bokeh background. The bird's hunched posture and intense gaze convey a brooding, almost prehistoric stillness characteristic of this stocky wading species.

Morning Grooming

Wildlife & Nature · Kit Carson Park, Escondido CA

"Morning Grooming" is a fine art wildlife & nature photograph by Kathy King, made in Kit Carson Park, Escondido CA.

An extreme close-up portrait of a Black-crowned Night Heron with its head bowed, revealing its striking red eye, dark iridescent crown, and ruffled buff-toned plumage against a soft, pale green bokeh background. The bird's hunched posture and intense gaze convey a brooding, almost prehistoric stillness characteristic of this stocky wading species.

It was captured on June 21, 2026.

It is available as a premium archival print on HD metal, acrylic, canvas, or fine art paper, produced in the USA.

kit carson park, black-crowned night heron

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