Rufous-necked Wood-Rail: video of the bird foraging

This shows the Rufous-necked Wood-Rail found by Matt Daw, a highly skilled young birder, at the Bosque del Apache NWR. It is the first repo...

Mega-rarity: Rufous-necked Wood-Rail at Bosque del Apache NWR in NM

So I don't chase rare birds much anymore and have never chased a rarity more than 150 miles. But when I saw this mega-rarity Rufous-nec...

Green Heron at Holcim Wetlands

Though I frequently see one or occasionally two Green Herons at the Holcim Wetlands they are usually distant or flying quickly away so I don...

Green Heron being invisible

Though difficult to photograph through all the branches plus a chain link fence, this Green Heron seemed to think it was invisible when I sp...

First of the year Green Heron

I did a little birding at Sell's Lake this afternoon, right before/during and after a nice rain shower. The Black-crowned Night-Heron a...

More super close up pics of Green Heron

I was able to get these super close-ups by using my car as a blind. The heron was less than 20 feet away but undisturbed as I was very quie...

Super close-up of Green Heron

Yesterday I was delighted to find this Green Heron on a farm pond at my friend's near Canon City,CO. I have seen adult Green Herons at ...

Green Heron-short video clip catching a fish

I went to the Canon City Riverwalk tonight to try to videotape the Green Heron that is in the previous posts. I left my dslr camera and too...

More pics of Green Heron

In the top pics the Green Heron makes the final adjustments of the fish before swallowing it in one large gulch. The bottom pic is right af...

Green Heron-photo series with fish

I photographed this Green Heron on a small pond on the Canon City, CO Riverwalk. There have been Green Herons fishing at this pond for a nu...

More new arrivals on the Canon City,CO Riverwalk

The Green Heron in the top pic was feeding at the outfall of a stormwater pipe where it flows into the Arkansas River across from the Canon ...

Juvenile Green Heron

I found this apparent migrant yesterday on the east section of the Canon City, CO Riverwalk. Though I looked for it today, I did not refind...

Sabal Palm Green Heron hunting

The Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary also has a blind that reaches out over a pond and wetland area that allows closer views of a number of wate...