Yellow Crested Night Heron

Today we were witness to the nesting habits of the yellow-crested night heron! It was late afternoon and we had just been talking with Tom the sax-man in the coffee shop after visiting the beach for some sun. He made a fabulous cuppa joe for Rich and I had some fresh-squeezed orange juice. Turns out his wife, Tammy, is a watercolor artist and she was exhibiting at an outdoor fair just one town up on the beach. She is really quite the amazing artist! She combines ink with watercolor to create lovely paintings - we saw mostly birds. The ink gives it a sharpness and texture that is very attractive. And who should be making their nest in a tree in middle of this fair? A pair of yellow-crested night herons!! The male would bring her some twigs and she would take them and work them into the nest. Then he would leave to find some more. Quite the sight on such a fine and sunny afternoon. We were tickled!