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Green Heron
Stanley Jones

Green Heron (Green Heron)

Green Heron (Butorides virescens virescens) It was eating tadpoles like they were candy. I looked away to find the Yellow-billed Cuckoo I was hearing. When I looked back its throat was enlarged. Obviously it had found something considerably larger than tadpoles to eat.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, open manicured park with scattered pecan and oak trees with two disjunct riparian woodlands plus Briar Creek at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2024
Scientific name
Green Heron
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
A fabulous setting and reflection for this hungry heron, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
posing proudly for you in a marvelous setting, Stanley, a real beauty, love it, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
468
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
472.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
Green Heron, Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
5.2 MB
Date taken
Sat, 15 June 2024 12:59 PM
Dimensions
1183px x 1920px

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