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Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Description:

Is this a green heron? I thought it might be, but I wasn't sure. It's about the size of a green heron, but I don't recall one being 3 colors. This also has a little tuft of feathers on its head.

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

As Ashley said, Green heron (Butorides virescens)

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Yep, green heron

KrisWebb
Spotted by
KrisWebb

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 28, 2015
Submitted on Apr 28, 2015

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