Back and forth from the rookery island to the shore of the pond this Black-crowned Night-Heron diligently brought sticks for his nest.
Once in the shrubs he took his time, with a lot of inspecting going on before the actual stick selection.
Sometimes the selection was a live branch, snapped off with that powerful beak. This one was substantially sized, complete with green leaves for padding.
Great branch! Nice photos Ellen!
Thanks, Donna! Some of his trips were hardly worth it the sticks were so small; this one made up for it.