Green Heron 2

This green heron has it's neck extended and thus has a more heron-like profile. Compare to the crouching green heron blipped two days ago on August 6th.

These are shy birds and I was fortunate to get two photo opps of them in the same week.  Today I was taking photos of another green heron walking in the creekbed, and a second green heron chased the first one away.  The bully heron returned a few minutes later.

We've not had much rain for weeks, and the creek has turned into a mud flat with a little water flowing.  The birds like the concentration of potential prey into a small amount of water.

Extra photo posted on blipfoto - the bully green heron in flight.