Juvenile Green Heron | Great Bird Pics

will139

A juvenile green heron looking for lunch.

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Mike Warner

Great shot. How could you tell it was a Juvenile ?

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will139

Good question. I assumed this just by a visual look. This area is starting to get a lot of Green Herons, and this guy was only about a third of the size of the rest of them. Without his neck being extended he was only about 8″ tall. He came within about 10′ of me and continued to hunt for frogs (he got one). I am really just assuming he is a juvenile based on his size. The coloring compared to the others is the same. He looks large as he was so close to me I got a good… Read more »

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Leegramas

Very sleek looking!