Green Heron by photosynthesis
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Description
Green Heron, on a log, in the middle of a lily pad, eating a dragonfly. We watched as the heron just sat on this log & several dragonflies obligingly flew by & got snapped up. This was taken on the same pond as my previous post in Tussing Park.
I'm not a bird expert at all & I know this heron looks more blue than green, but he looks exactly like the picture of a Green Heron in my Birds of Oregon book & there don't seem to be any other varieties of heron native to this area that resemble him at all. And there are some bits of green in his feathers. But if there are any bird experts out there who disagree with my identification, please let me know...
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Comments (21)
whaleman
Lovely bird! I never get to see these though they do exist around here.
auntietk
Heck, I don't even have the book! I'll take your word for it. Whatever it is, it's certainly got beautiful plumage! :P Outstanding image!
JuliSonne
Absolutly horny colors....and the plumage is wonderful. Xcellent capture!!
Juliette.Gribnau
awesome !!!
jayfar
A very beautiful image and very well captured.
alanwilliams
such beautiful colouring could almost be hand painted, wonderful picture
dakotabluemoon
I have heard of these and never seen one thanks for sharing great pic.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent PP to really bring out the plumage.
Fidelity2
Very well done. I love it. 5+!
erskogly
So they are fast enough to snatch a dragonfly in midflight - thats impressive. Very colorful capture and a beautiful bird.
erlandpil
Outstanding image! erland
kbrog
Superb capture of this beautiful Heron! :)
UVDan
Sweet shot.
BessieB
Really wonderful!
AidanaWillowRaven
By any name, it's beautiful!
drag
Really love the veins and textures on that front leaf that follows through the rest of your shot.
mairekas
Wonderful colors and light!
A_Sunbeam Online Now!
Beautiful colours!
MrsRatbag
Sure looks like a green heron to me; what a beautiful shot!
ia-du-lin
wonderful bird shot, fantastic colors
danapommet
Most certainly a Green Heron and a super photo and postwork. They are very common in south Florida!