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Green heron & ducks

Butorides virescens

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

Very small heron (sorry bad luck) in an urban shopping area with lake. Aggressive with the ducks and geese to hunt off the rock perch. Slumped stature and accentuated feathers made green heron easy to ID

Habitat:

The Rio Gaithersburg MD

Reference Links:

Green heron - Wikipedia

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