Green Heron - Majestic
by Chad Meyer
Title
Green Heron - Majestic
Artist
Chad Meyer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A very buff green heron (Butorides virescens) looking majestic as it sits perched on a log at the local lake. Generally, you will see green herons along ponds, lakes, swamps and marshes. They like to sit or crouch on pieces of wood to wait for small fish to come by. If you see these green herons in really good light you can see the iridescent colors they have.
Per all about birds - Green Herons are common and widespread, but they can be hard to see at first. Whereas larger herons tend to stand prominently in open parts of wetlands, Green Herons tend to be at the edges, in shallow water, or concealed in vegetation. Visit a wetland and carefully scan the banks looking for a small, hunch-backed bird with a long, straight bill staring intently at the water. Their harsh skeow call is also a good clue. Green Herons are also distinctive in flight, with slow beats of their rounded wings making them look a bit like a tailless crow. Their habit of often briefly unfolding their neck during flight helps make them recognizable, too.
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March 15th, 2023
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