Green Heron patiently waiting for dinner. #greenheron #butoridesvirescens #descansogardens 3.13.26

A green heron standing next to a pond. It is facing left in the photo. The bird does not appear very green in this photo. It has a long, pointed beak. The head looks brown with a couple white streaks under the chin and a white streak between the beak and the yellow eye. Its breast is streaked brown and white. The feathers also appear to be brown.

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A green heron stands on a small limb in a pond. The pond is covered with blue-green algae, so the surface is entirely green. The heron is looking off to the left. It has a long, pointed black beak and a bright yellow eye with a black pupil. The top of its head is a dark blue-grey color. Between the top of its head and the wings it is reddish-brown with a white patch under the chin and white on its belly. The wings are also a blue-grey color, but much lighter than the top of the head. It has short, bright yellow legs which are clinging to the limb.

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