I have been chasing Green Herons since before I was a birder. I could never get good photos of them because they would fly off before I even saw them. The Herons from New Jersey were just too shy!
The only halfway decent photo I had of a Green Heron from 2009
During my trip to Florida earlier this year, I ended up having a few different photo ops with this species in a couple of locations.
Getting closer to the perfect Green Heron photo
I finally got the photos I’ve been wanting! Here are some of the better ones:
Green Heron at Viera Wetlands
Green Heron at the edge of a pond
Green Heron with little Gator friends
Green Heron stalking prey
Green Heron at Merritt Island NWR