Learning to forage

 

There are 4 green herons in the neighborhood the fourth is under the spruce tree on the right. They are learning to find food. I slowly got close enough to see they have the palest green legs. They were pecking at a pine needle.  The neighbor called them Least Bitterns so I looked them up the two birds are often confused the immature birds and female have stripes on their neck and chest and the leave before they mature. The only time I have seen them is when the young get kicked out of the nest. They are fun to see for a couple days each summer.—Ann—