Green Heron
by Lyuba Filatova
Title
Green Heron
Artist
Lyuba Filatova
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Description
The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America.
A solitary and secretive bird, the green heron is stocky, dark colored, and small for a heron. The adult green heron has a dark rufous neck, gray belly, and dark, iridescent, greenish-blue back. The upper mandible of the bill is dark, and the legs are bright orange.
The habitat of the green heron is small wetlands in low-lying areas. The species is most conspicuous during dusk and dawn, and if anything these birds are nocturnal rather than diurnal, preferring to retreat to sheltered areas in daytime.
Green herons are intolerant of other birds – including conspecifics – when feeding and are not seen to forage in groups. They typically stand still on shore or in shallow water or perch upon branches and await prey. Sometimes they drop food, insects, or other small objects on the water's surface to attract fish, making them one of the few known tool-using species. This feeding method has led some to title the green and closely related striated heron as among the world's most intelligent birds. They are able to hover briefly to catch prey.
Captured in Dennis Port, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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June 30th, 2018
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