Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.
I originally thought this was an elusive American Bittern at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond. The same bird I saw on 16-August-2016. When the bird is in flight it had a black crest. Now I think it is an immature Green Heron. I have previously seen Green Herons at the Sourland Mountain Preserve (15-September-2013). Four images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.
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