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Green heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small heron

Habitat:

Private lake

Reference Links:

Green Heron, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
HemaShah
could this be a juvenile? All the streaks on the neck? The plume on it's head is cute.

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the World
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Backyard Birding Southeastern USA
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Wild Tennessee Birds
Photographed
PublishedJuly 30, 2014

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