Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Description:
I believe this is a green heron but I am not entirely positive. Wish I could have gotten closer.
Habitat:
Woods next to the West Branch Susquehanna River
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Spotted on Jul 28, 2012
Submitted on Jul 28, 2012
1 Comment
Yea, it's a green heron. The 2nd picture is good enough to see the cap and the chest. For its size and coloration there really isnt anything else that looks like a green heron.