Black-crowned Night-Heron flying, Gao Giong, Vietnam

Black-crowned Night-Heron flying, Gao Giong, Vietnam - Black-crowned Night-Heron
Gao Giong Eco-Park, near Cao Lanh, Ong Thap Province, Vietnam (September 2017)

Our trip to Gao Giong was organised by Mekong Riverside Resort. A boat trip is taken along a canal before turning into a flooded area surrounded by trees with many perched and flying storks together with other water birds.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-crowned night heron / Wikipedia
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Shooting Time 16:08
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 10 34 57.0 N
Longitude 105 35 56.5 E
Altitude -9.30m