"If alarmed, the green-backed heron raises its greenish black crown feathers into a shaggy crest ... Standing only 18 inches tall, it has a shorter neck and legs than most other herons. The upperparts are bluish green; the neck is deep chestnut with white below. Immature birds are browner and more streaked ..."

Photo taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 400mm, f/5.6, manual focus lens.

August 1, 2008.