| GREEN HERON |
| WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GREEN HERONS 16-22"(40-56cm) Butorides virescens |
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| The male is a short stocky heron with a blue-green back and a rusty red neck and chest. It has a dark green crest. It has short legs, normally yellow, but trun bright orange during breeding season. The female is the same as male The juveniles are similar to adult, with blue-gray back and whit-streaked chest and neck. Their nest is plaform, the female and male both build the nest. They have two breeds per year. The eggs are anywhere from 2-to4, light green, unmarked. The incubation period is 21-25 days, female and male both incubate Fledgings happen aabout 35-36 days, male and female both feed the young ones They completely migrate to South America They eat fish, insects and aquantic plants |
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| Images copyrighted by GM Productions: George W. Bowles, Sr. & Mary Alice Bowles Southern Indiana |
