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Butorides virescens
Measurements of both male and female: Length: 16.1–18.1 in or 41–46 cm Wingspan : 25.2–26.8 in or 64–68 cm Weight: 8.5 oz or 240 g
Breeds in swampy thickets. Forages in swamps, along creeks and streams, in marshes, ponds, lake edges, and pastures. Winters mostly in coastal areas, especially mangrove swamps.
This Green Heron spent the evening fishing and frogging. This is a capture of it catching a frog. Green Heron diet consists of primarily of small fish, and frogs. Other cool facts: The Green Heron is one of the few tool-using birds. It commonly drops bait onto the surface of the water and grabs the small fish that are attracted. It uses a variety of baits and lures, including crusts of bread, insects, earthworms, twigs, or feathers. The Green Heron is part of a complex of small herons that sometimes are considered one species. When lumped, they are called Green-backed Heron. When split, they are the Green Heron, the widespread Striated Heron, and the Galapagos Heron.
37 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Yeskay, Sam10, and Irinapi for your kind words and comments.
Superb photography..
Unfortunate for the Frog! But a great shot none the less!
Thanks EnvUnlimited
A belated thank you to everyone for your comments.
spectacular~
What a great capture!
Cool... !!! Nice photo.... " Please let me go bird !!! "
Amazing photo!!! Great moment :D
Great shot!!!
Beautiful bird, and interesting reading about it too, about the tool using. There was a green heron here, a few weeks ago, they even wrote about it in the local paper, but I never got to see it.
Hell ya man! way to go! poor freakin frog.
Wow amazing capture Willie, sorry for the frog ( nature balance ) :)
Amazing Photo!!
Super Spotting Wille !
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Thanks for the wonderful comments, shrikalk.
AshishNimkar thanks I was blessed to pull this shot off. the sun had set and lighting was terrible.
Leuba, I understand why it could be hard to watch and can cause one emotion pain. It was hard for me to watch when I photographed the Cooper's hawk take the life and slowly eat the northern flicker. ( One of my other spottings).
what a capture...
Great picture...nice grabbed with timing...
Great photo and information ! but can't help feeling sorry for the frog..
Thanks Brandon, I have been a part of Project Noah for less then a month. There are over a quarter of a million spottings on this sight to date. I am rather tickled that I am even being noticed.
Amazing Capture! I don't know how I didn't see this one before!
Thanks Jolly Ibañez I appreciate you taking the time to both see my spotting, and comment as well.
What a beauty.
Thank you AntónioGinjaGinja, and SatyenMehta, I appreciate your kind words, and I will need to find the time to look at each of your spottings too. This sight is mind boggling, sensory overload sometimes.