Green-backed Heron
Butorides striata
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The green-backed heron has an erectile black crown which is best seen in the enlargements. The bird is usually seen along lakeshore and river banks. The image above of a bird in breeding plumage was taken in Baringo (Kenya) in November 2010, courtesy of Anabel Harries.
 

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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-11 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Colin Beale, Valéry Schollaert, Steve Dolberg,
Jan van den Hombergh, Anabel Harries

Last Update this page: 02-27-11