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| original_sybil Brainerd, MN August 21, 2007 | Saw this while out fishing today. I have never seen it before. Sorry about the picture quality. When we pulled into the dock, there was another one flitting across the dock and into the woods. It had a black head, reddish brown neck and chest and bright yellow legs and feet. Two pics total.
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| original_sybil Brainerd, MN August 21, 2007 | 2nd pic
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| claypa West Pottsgrove, PA Zone 6b August 21, 2007 | Green Heron Butorides virescens. I guess they're not called 'Little Green Heron' anymore. |
| original_sybil Brainerd, MN August 21, 2007 | I saw that in my bird book but thought this guy looked too big. Thanks! He's quite the interesting looking creature. |
| pelletory Marlton, NJ August 21, 2007 | Congratulations sybil! Its so exciting to see something new! |
| original_sybil Brainerd, MN August 21, 2007 | This also answers a question I have had for years. We hear a barking sound in the marshes. I thought maybe it was some kind of frog but, then I thought maybe some kind of duck made the noise. There is a blues band in Minneapolis called the Minnesota Barking Ducks. I thought the band had heard the sound, knew it to be a duck and thus, the name. Not. The green heron makes this sound. Everyday, something new! |
