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Butorides virescens
The green heron is a small heron. This juvenile was so still that I have a few pictures of the wrong area of the mangroves! It is beautifully camouflaged for this environment.
Shorelines. This spotting was made along the FL gulf coast.
The Green Heron is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Regula... http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green...
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