Bird of the Week – Green Heron
This Green Heron posed against a hillside of flowers. While Green Heron are fairly common in the Lower 48, this bird was photographed in Costa Rica, February 2013.
Green Heron
This species hunts at the water’s edge, and is one of the few bird species that uses bait to attract prey. It’s coloration works surprisingly well as camouflage, especially from below.
Technical stuff: 600mm lens, f5.7, 1/160, ISO400, tripod.
More bird photos at Frozen Feather Images.
I love herons, and thank you for another great photo.
Here’s something interesting and energetic for you to peruse:
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Great link, Zyxomma. Thanks. I wish we all could have such enthusiasm for renewables.
You’re welcome, Magpie. I buy my electricity from a wind energy service company (ESCO) that consistently reinvests its profits in more windmills, although Con Edison still delivers the electricity to my apartment. We can all do our parts.
For the video impaired, it might be nice to have even a brief synopsis of what this is all about.
As to Herons, I don’t know if they migrate this far south or not but I have stalked many birds with
similar characteristics without much success, they are very shy. But what a piece of work. How natural selection has sculpted and colored and trained them to their particular way of life is itself a phenomenon.
Wow!
Only heron I’ve ever seen real live is a Great Blue – this one is so totally different.
Anyone who knows bird calls know whether the “call and screams at nest” is/are hungry babies, upset adults, whatever?
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/sounds
Thanks WC!