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green heron

green heron

noun

  1. a small heron, Butorides virescens, of subtropical North America, with dark greenish wings and back
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of green heron1

First recorded in 1775–85
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And the birds: great blue heron, green heron, tri-colored heron, great egret, cattle egret, snowy egret, red shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, Coopers hawk.

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Keep your head on a swivel for a flash of color, and you just might see a yellow-billed cuckoo, green heron or red-headed woodpecker.

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At the next stops an Eastern Screech-Owl and Eastern Whip-poor-will call right on cue, and a surprise Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Green Heron chime in.

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Completely amazed to welcome a Green Heron to west Wales.

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Enthusiasts from all over the UK came to see a green heron - a native of Costa Rica and an exceptionally rare visitor to the UK - that had landed in his garden.

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