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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

This Heron had a nest in a tree overlooking a pond by the lake. I never saw it on the nest, but always standing beside it, so I just presumed it was it's nest. Photos of the nest, next spotting.

The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America.

The Green Heron is relatively small; adult body length is about 44 cm (17 in). The neck is often pulled in tight against the body.

Habitat:

The habitat of the Green Heron is small wetlands in low-lying areas.

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Green Heron

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Comments (12)
pamsai
okay tmvdh, Mark has removed it! Thank you Mark!
pamsai
Yes tmvdh, how strange! I removed them immediately... Just did it again now. Clicked off the tick and it said 4 missions, then saved, and the mission is still there! Will restart the computer, and if that fails, I'll trash that spotting and re-enter it. Have been having trouble with PN not saving the photos I added also. Time to reboot!
tmvdh
Hi Pam, both spottings are still visible in my mission... ???
pamsai
hehehe tmvdh, sorry... So used to clicking on that mission for all the butterflies, I guess I forgot what I was uploading. Either that or I was on automatic pilot. I had to remove several others also. Guess I missed this one! Removed!
tmvdh
Hi Pam, a great spotting - but this isn't an insect ;-). Could you please remove it from my mission? Thanks & best wishes
pamsai
thanks bayucca... birds as well, eh!
bayucca
Yes, Green Heron, Butorides virescens, similar to the formerly and sometimes still conspecific Striated Heron (Butorides striata). But I think the latter is more found in South America.
LauraMark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Heron
LauraMark
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38528112 Green Heron she says :)
LauraMark
I've spotted the same Heron in Cuba, i think someone identified it for me... Hang on!

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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