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Green Heron with a frog for breakfast
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Green Heron with a frog for breakfast (Butorides virescens)

I finally got some good photos of a Green Heron. This guy was very confiding and allowed me within 20 feet of him as he hunted. I kept moving along the raised berm I was on as he worked his way down the brackish pond. Finally I saw him tense up and lunge (the picture of him striking is pretty interesting - his wings actually went into the water while fully outspread) an he came out with a juicy frog.
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Habitat
Man-made lake with brackish, shallow water and thick foliage bordering
Location
Hughes Hollow (Potomac, Maryland)
Date taken
September 3, 2007
Scientific name
Butorides virescens
Equipment used
Nikon D-50 Nikkor AFED 300

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North America
Added by
Terry O'Nolley
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