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green heron- the fish inspector or butorides virescens <br />
Another one from San Carlos de Nicaragua. Butorides virescens,Green heron,Lago Nicaragua,ave,butorides virescens,green heron Click/tap to enlarge

green heron- the fish inspector

or butorides virescens
Another one from San Carlos de Nicaragua.

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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 Annette Flottwell
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By Annette Flottwell

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Uploaded Mar 5, 2016. Captured Feb 17, 2016 14:14 in NIC-25, San Carlos, Nicaragua.
  • NIKON D3X
  • f/5.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO180
  • 400mm