green heron

This adorable, very small green heron (only stood maybe 9" tall) preened when talked to, but really loved whistles.

This one was small - even for a green heron. It was completely unafraid and preened as I talked and whistled to it. It allowed 20+ pictures and was still standing there as I pattled away. (There are some real advantages of birding on a kayak!)

Green Heron

The short, stocky looking little herons that seem to have no neck at all, reveal that they actually have quite a long neck hidden inside those feathers when they perch on a branch or reed over the water and stalk a fish

Green Heron

Short and stocky looking heron, usually found lurking along the water's edge, in the reeds, or on overhanging branches...they have a deceptively long neck that they use as part of their speargun-style fishing method

Green Heron

In Wood in Havana

Green heron along a canal. I found this one interesting as the bird looked quite sinister with the sunlight casting a long pointed shadow on its chest.

Hi everyone! So my friend had rescued two green herons, out of which one passed away sadly. The other one, Tara, has a broken leg which has set wrong, but he is otherwise healthy and has reached adulthood. I've been thinking of releasing him at a lake in our city where other water birds and...

Feeding yourself if you are a green heron is serious business apparently.

Taken at the CREW, Naples, Florida.

Taken at the CREW, a state run wildlife management area, Naples, Florida.

I was aiming at a flying egret and I happened to look down and this Heron was there ;) It was nice of it to stay put as I backed off on the lens length. ;)

Have a great weekend everyone...Stay safe.

Green Heron digiscoped with Zeiss Diascope 85 and Samsung Note 10+. Little bird was pretty cooperative, and sat on this branch for quite awhile. He was roughly 50 yards away, and seemed to almost enjoy being the center of attention.

This heron was still in the same position when I walked away. I just noticed for the first time the turtle behind it.

We went down to Ashbridge's Bay to do a little birding. It was a gloriously sunny day. It was a wonderful outing and I am so thrilled with the photos I got today.

The same heron I posted last week but a different pose. Taken a Sugden Park, Naples, Fl.

Taken in Naples at a park who's name I can't spell. lol

A Green Heron leaps from its perch in pursuit of a fish in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. It did catch the fish.