Butorides virescens
uauuu! :) very inteligent beahveour,thanks for sharing is one more thing that confirm our knowleg that animal's are much more inteligent than we normaly acepted
Antonio, i found this info on the Cornell website.
"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"
Thanks Antonio.
These are extremely intelligent birds . They are the only birds known to throw some kind of bait to catch their prey.
Believe we had this the other day. This looks like also a Green Heron Butorides virescens
Lat: 36.70, Long: -118.76
Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012