We first located the green heron on June 4th 2013 in Montgomery. Susanne's parents live in a golf course community and this was first spotted off the 14th hole freeway. This photo however wasn't taken till 4 days later when I went back to the place we first saw the green heron by myself. It was early, nearly 6:30am when I went wondering around the neighborhood. I woke Susanne up but she opted to sleep. I saw this beauty once almost instantly. I took 268 pictures of if in 45 minutes of observation! A couple of locals walked by and asked me what I was doing and looked baffled when I told about this amazing green heron.
From a distance, the Green Heron is a dark, stocky bird hunched on slender yellow legs at the water’s edge, often hidden behind a tangle of leaves. Seen up close, it is a striking bird with a velvet-green back, rich chestnut body, and a dark cap often raised into a short crest. These small herons crouch patiently to surprise fish with a snatch of their daggerlike bill. They sometimes lure in fish using small items such as twigs or insects as bait. The Green Heron is one of the world’s few tool-using bird species. It creates fishing lures with bread crusts, insects, earthworms, twigs, feathers, and other objects, dropping them on the surface of the water to entice small fish. Just like most birds, I't migratory patterns are amazing! They will fly a 1000 miles north to be in PA for summer and depart before the leaves start to fall.
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