Green Heron (Butorides virescens) stretching out its neck in an alert posture

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Green Heron (Butorides virescens) wading in wetlands along the Tualatin River, Washington County, Oregon. Photo taken shortly after a hawk flew over causing an alert reaction, stretching its neck into the Bittern posture.

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Size: 5932px × 4454px
Location: Tualatin River, Washington County, Oregon, USA
Photo credit: © Jennifer Bosvert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: alert, bird, bittern, butorides, camouflage, crest, defensive, eye, feathers, green, heron, marsh, neck, posture, standing, swamp, virescens, wetlands, wild, wildlife