The Green Heron is the smallest of the true herons, and to my eye, the most beautiful.
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| Green Heron |
Folk names for the patient stalker include Poke, Fly-up-the-Creek, and Crab-catcher.
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| Green Heron |
Edward Forbush describes a Green Heron "stretched out flat on a slanting log at a point where it projected from the water. Beneath this log minnows found shelter. The bird rested motionless ...
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| Green Heron - patiently waiting to strike |
... when suddenly it darted its head under water and brought up a wriggling minnow in its bill, and having swallowed it, ...
... remained motionless and ready as before."
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| Green Heron - ready to strike again |
Now that's good birding !!
Beautiful photos. Green herons can morph into such a variety of shapes; hard to believe that one bird can have so many silhouettes. And their colors can look so different as the light changes. Definitely one of my favorite birds.
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