Green heron

You probably know a great blue heron when you see it, but what about the green heron or snowy egret? Learn to identify common herons and egrets.

From a distance, the Green Heron is a dark, stocky bird hunched on slender yellow legs at the water’s edge, often hidden behind a tangle of leaves. Seen up close, it is a striking bird with a velvet-green back, rich chestnut body, and a dark cap often raised into a short crest. These small herons crouch patiently to surprise fish with a snatch of their daggerlike bill. They sometimes lure in fish using small items such as twigs or insects as bait.

Green Heron

Green Heron Posing by wppully2 http://ift.tt/28SKhfY

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Green Heron. Twin Oaks Ranch. Dinero,Texas

Green heron with fish, Beaverton, Oregon. Photo: JoAnn Radicchi.

I love to see the wildlife when they come to visit! OK, so there is some discussion about what this bird is...I was told it was a heron and with the colouring, I just assumed (YES, I know what happens when you assume) he was blue. Any definitive answer would be greatly appreciated! Looked this up in Wikipedia and "Ann's wild animals" is right, this is a green heron, though he is very blue?! According to Wikipedia: The green heron is relatively small; adult body length is about 44 cm. The…

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