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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by alfrediguana
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Description:

The Green Heron is a small heron of North and Central America. The habitat of the Green Heron is small wetlands in low-lying areas. The species is most conspicuous during dusk and dawn, and if anything these birds are nocturnal rather than diurnal, preferring to retreat to sheltered areas in daytime. They feed actively during the day, however, if hungry or provisioning young. Shore-living individuals adapt to the rhythm of the tides. They mainly eat small fish, frogs and aquatic arthropods, but may take any invertebrate or vertebrate prey they can catch, including such animals like leeches and mice.

Habitat:

I spotted this beauty at the C&O Canal near Cumberland, MD.

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