It was grayer than this but the bird didn’t stand out, so I changed the color of the background a bit. It picks up its color from the sky so goes from silver to green to blue. No. Not usually brown.
Little Green Heron~? Beautiful photo Judy~! I have never seen a photo where the full color of the plumage is as vibrant as yours~! In fact this is the best I have seen…it should be published as many experts have not caught the sun right to show its true colors.
Janet, this is a very pretty, smaller bird, than your great blue herons and though his neck looks shorter here, he has the ability to elongate it out a bit farther, though not as long as the blue.
Our home in Houston backed up to Buffalo Bayou and a bird sanctuary. We were lucky to have this small heron nesting near us. Thanks for the memories, it has been a long time….
That’s a beautiful bird, Judy! I love his coloration! But the water is so yellow — is that a reflection of the composition of the lake bottom?
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It was grayer than this but the bird didn’t stand out, so I changed the color of the background a bit. It picks up its color from the sky so goes from silver to green to blue. No. Not usually brown.
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Iridescent
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Little Green Heron~? Beautiful photo Judy~! I have never seen a photo where the full color of the plumage is as vibrant as yours~! In fact this is the best I have seen…it should be published as many experts have not caught the sun right to show its true colors.
Janet, this is a very pretty, smaller bird, than your great blue herons and though his neck looks shorter here, he has the ability to elongate it out a bit farther, though not as long as the blue.
Our home in Houston backed up to Buffalo Bayou and a bird sanctuary. We were lucky to have this small heron nesting near us. Thanks for the memories, it has been a long time….
Do they make it all the way down to you~?
Thanks
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They do. This photo was taken at Lake Chapala.
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We get white pelicans from Canada and other birds from all over the states that winter here and some that stay year round, like the herons.
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Oh Judy, gorgeous shot of that heron 😀
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Sam says it is a green heron. I think he’s right.
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