Green Heron
| Butorides virescens | Order: Pelecaniformes | Family: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) |
Butorides virescens
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
The diminutive Green Heron is an extraordinarily adaptable fish-catching bird, famous for setting a bit of bread or other “bait” on the surface and waiting patiently until a fish appears. This behavior was known for a long time, but YouTube videos made this bird’s intelligence more widely known.
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Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- When Plans Go Awry 2023
- A Visit to Port Wing 2021
- Babies! 2019
- Drama in a Wetland 2011
- Shitepoke 2005
- News from the Milwaukee Humane Society 2004
- Thayer's Birding Software 2002
- Bird Name Pronunciations 1997
- Florida in May (UD) 1997
- Avian Spearfishing 1989
- Florida Birds 1988
Sound Recordings
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2018
- Green Heron pair 2018