Baby bird season at our centers means more than just orphaned mallard ducklings. For example: Here’s the first baby Black-crowned Night Heron now in care at International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles center. Each year, we care for more than 400 young herons and egrets.
Photo by Kylie Clatterbuck
This orphaned baby came from a colony in Long Beach and had fallen from its nest. The bird is doing great in care: It’s eating well (young Black-crowneds have a voracious appetite) and is taking calcium supplements to support bone growth, rehab technician Kylie Clatterbuck reports.
What would this bird look like as an adult? Here’s a photo of an adult Black-crowned Night Heron by recent Photographers in Focus honoree Jackie Wollner.
