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green heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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Habitat:

tree at the edge of a pond

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Comments (5)
AnnaWhipkey
ok, I understand now. Wikipedia only shows a photo with the head pulled in.
auntnance123
I'm pretty sure Mitch is right on this one. They have a surprisingly long neck; your second photo shows a more typical posture where the neck appears shorter.
AnnaWhipkey
now I'm not so sure about green heron, it's neck was a lot longer
AnnaWhipkey
thanks Mitch, it was too far away to get a good shot with my camera. I think joining project Noah is going to make me by a DSLR
MitchRay
That's a Green Heron, Butorides virescens

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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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