Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - a photo on Flickriver

            I spent the first week of December in Ixtapa, Mexico. My birding guide was William Mertz. This guy was found at the South end of Troncones.

The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the striated heron (Butorides striata), and together they were called "green-backed heron".

Green herons are one of the few species of animal known to use tools. In particular, they commonly use bread crusts, insects, or other items as bait. The bait is dropped onto the surface of a body of water in order to lure fish. When a fish takes the bait, the green heron will then grab and eat the fish.

Butorides is a genus of small herons. It contains three similar species, the green heron or green-backed heron, Butorides virescens, the lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), and the striated heron, Butorides striatus. 

Wikipedia.

Taken in: México / Guerrero / La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca (show map)

Taken on: December 2, 2017

Tags:

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Green-backed Heron

Heron

Ardeidae

NigelJE

Troncones

Zihuatanejo

Guerrero

Mexico « less

Sets appears in: • Mexico, Ixtapa, 2017

Groups appears in: • The Birds Of Flickr

Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/9.0, 1/640 sec, 700mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.12 (Windows)
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