green heron

Spend the morning in my kayak at Ft. Harrison State Park. Yes I had my camera with me, and I was able to get some awesome shot of a small green heron!

GREEN HERON Butorides virescens 40-48cm. STATUS AND RANGE: Common resident throughout the West Indies. This photograph was taken in Barbados.

This is the same Green Heron that I posted yesterday but with his neck in the more usual pulled in position. THis shot was taken just before he heard something and extended his neck. I always find it amazing to watch these birds do that action as it makes them look like a different bird except...

There is a spot near me where it is part of the old Erie Canal and has a lot of dead trees, many fallen down. The green herons love to sit on the downed trees and hunt for frogs. These guys present such different views when they have their neck stretched out vs when it is in it's normal pulled...

And more fighting..

Fight!

These two were quite annoyed with one another and wound up fighting. Eventually the Heron became bored with the Grackle, and flew away. The Grackle chased after him!

Will try to get a couple of post in tonite and some comments and then I will be off for a few the rest of the week. Heading up to New Hampshire. My son graduates from law school on Saturday and I picked up a time share for us and a couple of family members that are coming up by Lake...

Looking like a hero to me anyway :)

Been looking through some old stuff, and come across some shots of two beautiful visitors to the UK.

I wondered why they sometimes call this the Green-backed Heron until I took this photo. Evidently it can raise this green hump of feathers on its back as seen in the photo.

A bird I really enjoyed seeing this past year, the Green Heron at West Hythe in Kent.

sub-adult

I was out walking near the creek where I work and caught some movement out of the corner of my eye and saw this heron. I went back and got my camera and it was still there.

7x10 inches. Watercolor on archival paper.

Yes...another Heron shot! :) With dinner!

This Green Heron was in the middle of an intense preening and has debris on his beek from his preening.

I watched the three Immature Green Herons for a while and they seemed determined to do something adventurous. They were so close that this photo is only slightly cropped.