APED - A Picture Every Day: green heron

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Wednesday's Green Heron 9-23-15

Happy Wednesday. One day not so long ago we were kayaking Nivens Creek in Tega Cay, SC and saw this guy. Actually, he blended in with the rocks so well that I didn't see him at first - he was seen by another and pointed out to me. I am grateful for my eagle eye friend. Check out http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/lifehistory to read all about them. They are not like the usual herons that I think of and photograph. These are much smaller. It's fun to kayak and find great nature to photograph.

I hope you had a wonderful Wednesday. I thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Saturday's Green

So, it's Spring, almost summer, and everything is blooming and green - even this heron. And so the name, the Green Heron. I know that I have shown you the Great Blue Heron and that is a favorite of mine. The Green Heron is also beautiful. It has its own claim to fame. When I looked up some information of this smaller, somewhat hunch back heron on the allaboutbirds.org website I found that the Green Heron actually creates tools to fish. According to the website, "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." Then they stay very still while they wait and when the fish come by, the Green Heron snatches it with their "dagger like bill". Pretty cool, huh? They don't just eat fish, though; they eat a wide variety of other things like insects, snails and even rodents! If you want to learn more just go to the website. It's a pretty cool bird.

I know that, in the spring, our thoughts turn to getting out of school and believing that we don't have to learn anything else for a while, giving our brain a rest. I say "NO" to that train of thought and want to learn something new every day. And so, in doing this blog, I get to learn something new and share it with you some of the time. I hope you enjoy a little learning as well.

I also hope you had a great Saturday. It was beautiful here and just the right temperature. A wonderful day to be outside. Thanks for looking. Please continue to follow along. See you tomorrow.