Green heron

Comments

1. sethsnap says

   12 May 2013 at 9:54 am

   Cool picture.

   • Celia says

     12 May 2013 at 11:36 am

     thank you, seth.

     • sethsnap says

       12 May 2013 at 1:54 pm

       I’d love to see one like that down here in Southern Ohio.

     • Celia says

       12 May 2013 at 3:32 pm

       It was a privilege to see such a beautiful bird. They’re pretty small, and maybe they even frequent your area. . . . believe it or not, it’s easy to walk right by them without noticing because they are so still.

     • sethsnap says

       12 May 2013 at 9:26 pm

       We have some herons. I captured one from a distance awhile back. At first, I thought it was fake because it was so still.

     • Celia says

       13 May 2013 at 2:58 pm

       The still birds are the only ones I can manage to photograph! We are lucky to get many different herons at the Ponds near where I live.
       http://celiahercity.com/2012/10/22/admirable-creature/

       Great to see your blog flourishing, by the way. I stopped in lately (the post with the guys on the roof) and was astonished at how it had grown.

     • sethsnap says

       13 May 2013 at 9:20 pm

       Thanks Celia.

2. Harley says

   12 May 2013 at 3:58 pm

   Check out that long and very sharp looking middle talon on that bird !…….A very, very interesting looking heron.

   • Celia says

     13 May 2013 at 2:53 pm

     You are on to something, Harley. In fact, this is one of the few other “tool-using” animals besides homo sapiens. According to what I read, the green heron is one that “fishes with bait,” using worms, insects, twigs, and other items to attract its prey. Interesting, no?