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Green Heron or Butorides virescens  Butorides virescens,Fall,Geotagged,Green heron,United States Click/tap to enlarge

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The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the striated heron, and together they were called "green-backed heron". Birds of the nominate subspecies are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe; individuals from the Pacific coast of North America may similarly stray as far as Hawaii.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2023. Captured Dec 16, 2023 09:15 in Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, 2757 E Guadalupe Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO250
  • 421mm