A Yellow-crowned night heron, a key wading bird species, resides in parts of the southeast and particularly in coastal regions like Biscayne Bay. The Wading bird primarily feeds on hard-shelled crustaceans such as crabs.
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project (BBCW) is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) that aims to restore the quality, quantity, timing, and distribution of water within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.
The purpose of the BBCW project is to rehydrate coastal wetlands and reduce abrupt point-source freshwater discharge to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park, which are physiologically stressful to fish and benthic invertebrates near canal outlets. The BBCW project will restore wetland and estuarine habitats and divert an average of 59 percent of the annual coastal structure discharge into freshwater and saltwater wetlands, rather than discharging it directly into Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park. (U.S. Army Photo by Brigida I. Sanchez)
| Date Taken: | 12.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.14.2025 13:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9441543 |
| VIRIN: | 251208-A-AZ289-3661 |
| Resolution: | 11715x7810 |
| Size: | 22.22 MB |
| Location: | CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | DEERING BAY, FLORIDA, US |
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