With a slower time of the year for birding, Greenfield Park in Milwaukee always seems to have something going on. I stopped in there this morning and watched a few of the Green Herons present doing their thing, fishing, preening or just hanging out. While observing the Green Herons today the ate small fish. These appear to be first summer Green Herons born in 2015. A few Great Blue Herons were also present today but no Black-crowned Night-Herons were seen. Images were taken on August 30, 2016.
Green Heron
Binomial name: Buborides virescens
Category: Bitterns, Herons, and Allies
Size: 18” long, 26” wing span
Weight: 7 oz
Preening
Preening
With a feather
Fishing
Gets the fish!
Fishing
Fishing
Fishing
Fishing
Fishing
Scratching
Fishing
Scratching
Fishing
Fishing
Great Blue Heron with a Bullhead
Sneaking through the water looking for its next snack
Just hanging out
Awesome, close up pictures, Jim. Looks like the Green Herons were just waiting for you to take more photos, posing each time. They are so real, one could reach out and touch them. Thanks again for sharing your find.
You rock Edlhuber!!! Splendid photos.
Cheers from Peggy in Madison
Great quality series Jim.
Love the Green Heron Spiked do!
I was wondering if the green heron is aggressive? I had a heron (not great blue) snap my fishing line and fly off with a bullhead Sunday in hustisford. Then he came back. Tried to get out stringer as well
Such wonderful images Jim. You’ve really captured the spirit of this bird!! Congratulations!!
Beautiful photos Jim! They are my favorite heron. They’re so much fun to watch.