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Green Heron in amazing breeding colors, performing courtship ritual
EXPLORE # 231 October 9, 2009 ----This one is pretty special even for us !!! This is one of the most common of our North American Egrets but you don't see the courtship ritual very often. But most of all you never get to see these birds this colorful, we were lucky !!! Like all Herons and Egrets during breeding season some are more colorful that others. These guy is as beautiful a Green Heron as we have ever seen! Thanks for looking and all the comments !!! Everyone have a great weekend and take lots of pictures we will post our next picture on Monday. Photos cannot be copied without written permission of Photographer. NOTE: You can't see it in this picture but the inside of the Heron's mouth is bright red!!!
Green Heron in amazing breeding colors, performing courtship ritual
EXPLORE # 231 October 9, 2009 ----This one is pretty special even for us !!! This is one of the most common of our North American Egrets but you don't see the courtship ritual very often. But most of all you never get to see these birds this colorful, we were lucky !!! Like all Herons and Egrets during breeding season some are more colorful that others. These guy is as beautiful a Green Heron as we have ever seen! Thanks for looking and all the comments !!! Everyone have a great weekend and take lots of pictures we will post our next picture on Monday. Photos cannot be copied without written permission of Photographer. NOTE: You can't see it in this picture but the inside of the Heron's mouth is bright red!!!