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Green Heron2020-01-15T10:06:49-06:00

Green Heron

Relative to other herons, Green Herons are short and stocky.  Its neck is often drawn in.  Its coloring often looks dark, but in good light the adults display a deep green back and crown.  Juveniles are browner.  It crouches and waits then springs its head forward to grab small fish and frogs with its dagger-like bill.

Andrew McCullough
Fort Bend County
Green Heron

“Green Heron Fishing” won 1st Place in the 2023 Week 4 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Gary Seloff
Galveston Island
Green Heron

‘Green Arrow’ won 1st Place in the 2021 Week 3 FeatherFest Photo Contest.

Dan Lotan
Brazos Bend State Park
Green Heron

‘Go Fish’ won 2nd Place in the 2021 Week 2 FeatherFest Photo Contest

Lynne Hughes
Galveston Island
Green Heron

The photo titled “Looking Sharp” won first place, week one in the 2020 Featherfest Photo Contest.

Mary Halligan
North Deer Island Rookery
Green Heron

Photo taken at Featherfest 2019.

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