Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - a photo on Flickriver

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We took a trip down to the Audubon sanctuaries in Texas to catch the warbler migration. It was not as successful as I hoped, only seeing a few warblers. 

This green heron was found at the Bolivar Peninsula RV park on the Texas Coast.

The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America and 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 bird 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. When green herons catch large frogs, they will drown them before swallowing them whole.

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.

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Taken on: April 20, 2019

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Green Heron

Heron

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NigelJE

Bolivar Peninsula

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Sets appears in: • USA Spring 2019 Texas

Groups appears in: • The Birds Of Flickr

Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/9.0, 1/1000 sec, 700mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.12 (Windows)
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