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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Photo by Geodialist
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38.7552, -77.104

Field Notes

Description:

"A small, stocky wading bird, the Green Heron is common in wet spots across much of North America." Source Credit: All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/

Notes:

This photo was taken using my Apple iPhone 3GS. I'm looking forward to shooting some higher quality photos using my new Panasonic DMC-FZ150 super-zoom camera.

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