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BPW: Green Heron

Posted on June 21st, 2009 in Bird Photography Weekly, Florida

We’ve been back from Florida since Friday and I’m getting ready to publish a few posts about the bit of birding we go in while on the road. This Green Heron was one of my favorite sightings. We get them up here in Northern Illinois, but they are so shy here we almost only catch them when they fly over – like they’re in a hurry to get out of view. This one we saw at Viera Wetlands was strutting around like a rock star (and kind of looking like one, too).

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Stay tuned for more Florida posts here in the coming days and be sure to visit the other great submissions for this week’s Bird Photography Weekly.

 

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5 comments
Jun 21, 2009
9:02 pm
#1 bob k wrote:

We missed this guy when we were at Viera Wetlands last April – it was quite windy then.

Great shot and looking forward to more of your Florida bird photographs.

Jun 21, 2009
11:17 pm
#2 Mick wrote:

That bird really looks as if it is posing especially for your camera. Nice shot!

Jun 22, 2009
1:14 am
#3 gwendolen wrote:

Very handsome bird. I suspect he knows it. ;_)

Lovely shots, Amy.

Jun 25, 2009
6:16 pm
#4 Wren wrote:

Nice view and nice photo – my first thought was “punk rockster” as well. To think, people have to pay good money to imitate that bird’s natural look.

Feb 28, 2010
7:11 am
#5 Lauren wrote:

I have a green heron living by our salt water canal in South Florida. We see it every few days walking around the grass and at night standing under the trees. It’s fairly large and not quite as shy as I undersand these birds to be.

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