Juvenile Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Green Herons have tons of personality so I love to watch and photograph them. This juvenile is hunting on plant material growing in shallow swamp water not far from where I was standing with my camera.
Stretching its neck to see over some plants
It must have heard something because suddenly it stretched upward. Isn't it fascinating how different it looks from the first photo?
Perching on a dry plant stalk
Then it quietly jumped up to get a better view. Notice how the feathers on its crown are raised. I think its looking a bit crazed!
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Getting set to jump down to catch a small fish
Before seeing this photo, would you have guessed its wings could reach out this far?
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56 comments:
I like your little photo story. That wing span is a surprise. Keep on clicking Camera Girl.
I agree. These creatures are fun to watch.
Fantastic captures! I love the last shot!
I like the way they seem to choose the worst places to stand!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Great captures!!! I don't have a lens to get the birds, so I love seeing your close-ups!! There are green herons, as well as the great blues, in the river here.
Amazing. When the neck or the wings stretch it looke like an entirely different bird than when it is sitting.
Darla
beautiful bird.. i like the crazy hair do and the spread wings... so pretty
He's so flexible, he could be made of rubber!
great shots! i can never get this close to them!
Really good photos of an elusive bird.
Great images. Interesting bird. I have only seen one and that was in Arizona. I think we have them here--just never seen one but I keep looking. ha! MB
Amazing shots. Love the intense colors. The heron is a very strange yet beautiful bird.
Mersad
Mersad Donko Photography
Beautiful birds! I haven't seen one here, just the blue herons.
I love the youngsters!
Hello
Great pictures of the heron. I love its long yellow legs
and its huge wingspan. Great photographed!
Hugs
JettMajken
Really cool bird! So nice to see the action through your photos, I like the story!
//Scaniatjejen
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You captured him good. :)
What a cute green heron with the brightest yellow legs ever! Lemony should be his name!
Your photos are simply amazing EG.
And the way it is gripping the straw to crane its neck is amazing too.
They are actually a pretty tall bird when they stretch that neck out!
These pictures are awesome! I have looked and looked. And it looks like you have posted them in order, too! He is amazing looking, I have never seen a juvenile one. So at first I thought it might be a bittern.
What brilliant pictures. It does look quite like a Bittern.
The color of his eyes, match the color of his feet!
What a beautiful bird.
Stunning series of photos and a beautiful bird.
Great photos! What a nice looking bird.
Beautiful shots! The wing span is greater than one would think, but looking at the first shot one wouldn't thing it has much of a neck either.
Fantastic pictures of the Heron. I do like the Green variety.
You took excellent photos of this handsome bird EG. I love looking at all the detail.
Wings tucked and folded are always so deceiving...it always amazes me...great pix!!!!...:)JP
Nice series !
Hope you had a nice holiday Monday.
MB
that is great shots of the green heron. :)
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Wow! That is a beautiful bird and it appears to be quite serious about getting that fish. Wonderful pictures!
Beautiful bird. Love his crest. This is a great series of photos showing the heron in action.
I'm convinced! You are a bird whisperer! What a nice series of photos. I wonder if we have these down this away? Probably but I can't remember seeing any. (Memory is shot!)
Thanks for your comment - it's always a good time to land in Florida. Might be a hot time but that's OK. It's really hot in south Florida! Our nights are cooling a bit and that helps.
Traffic is picking up in Ocala so I'm thinking that a lot of Canadians are already heading this way in anticipation of winter! :)
Fantastic shots of the juvenile heron.
Looks like his eye on something.
Great captures.
I too am a bit surprised by the wingspan.
Awesome! Make our white ones look boring!
ALOHA from Honolulu
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His neck and his wings have an uncanny ability to stretch out, don't they? I see green herons occasionally in Florida, but they are far less common where I live than their great blue cousins.
Great captures EG! Love the yellow eyes and feet. I agree he looks MUCH different when he is stretched out.
Awesome shots!
Your pictures gave me a pretty good idea of how the green heron looks in different positions and situations. Great camera work.
I love these birds. Nicely shot!
Nice series.
I think these birds always look a little crazed, but that perching shot really lets us see it.
I like his "mohawk" look. Perfect for a teenager!
Fabulous captures!
Really incredible shots! He's a beautiful young bird and has great balance! :-)
What wonderful photos! I very seldom see one around here.
These are marvelous. I have some in draft to share in two weeks. I think they are great looking birds~
lol, I think it pretends to be a cormorant. :) Very nice images of behaviour.
great series of shots...I have never seen a green heron before
What a great series! Love seeing all the different looks of the bird.
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