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Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)
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Heron Information Length: 16 - 22" Habitat: Freshwater and saltwater marshes with some shrubs or trees; shrubby or tree-lined edges of ponds, lakes, streams, and slow-moving rivers. Can be found feeding in almost any aquatic habitat with shallow water. Diet: Mostly small fish such as sunfish, minnows, and perch; also crustaceans, amphibians, snakes, earthworms, spiders, aquatic and terrestrial insects. |
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