green heron
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How to use green heron in a sentence
Birders said the loon got a little spooked when a goose and a green heron at different times flew low to check it out.
A loon came to rest in a suburban Virginia pond. The ‘loonarazzi’ is following its every move. | Dana Hedgpeth | May 6, 2021 | Washington PostFlying heavily over from the meadows with folded neck and dangling legs came a little green heron—the "poke."
Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore SharpTo me, who had hitherto seen the green heron in the wildest of places, this tameness was an astonishing sight.
A Florida Sketch-Book | Bradford TorreyThe green heron (Butorides virescens) dwells in colonies at times, and frequently in solitary pairs along creeks and ponds.
Trails and Tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland | William S. ThomasAnother bird that is unprotected by our law makers is the green heron (Butorides virescens).
Trails and Tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland | William S. Thomas
I remarked that it was much like the cry of the little green heron.
Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt | John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for green heron
a small heron, Butorides virescens, of subtropical North America, with dark greenish wings and back
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