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Butorides virescens
Eye-catching wading bird with beautiful plumage. As it hunted, it moved slowly and carefully. Once it spotted a fish, it lunged for it quickly and snapped it up. This bird has skills!
VA Tech duck pond. Hanging out in the mucky shallows at the edge of the pond.
Green Herons sometimes use tools to catch their prey. They will drop a small food item in the water as bait, then catch and eat the fish that come to it.
Spotted on Jun 3, 2013
Submitted on Jun 12, 2013
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