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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by CarlaPovich
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Green Heron

Habitat:

Lives near marshy waters, these shots were taken along the waters edge at Canoe Creek State Park . Because his plumage is blue he is easily mistaken as the Great Blue Heron.

Notes:

It was very interesting sitting in a canoe watching him hunt, he crept very slowly and went in for the kill of a poor dragon fly.

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Comments (4)
EarthGauge
Green Heron photo was used on the Eyes on Central PA mission! http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/one-fish-two-fish-red-fishgreen-heron/18446/rkbrDxi72kOy7tk9qN43YQ
CarlaPovich
Thank you!!! I'm an amateur nature photographer and "birder"...I really enjoyed watching him!
wildcg
Wow! I have never seen this type of Heron before. These are awesome photos!

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PublishedJuly 26, 2014

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