This little Green Heron (Butorides virescens) somehow managed to find a perch in the midst of the thick vegetation growing out of the water yesterday morning at Huntley Meadows Park. From this higher vantage point, the heron was able to scan the area better for potential prey, though I never saw it catch anything.
Was the Green Heron imagining how much easier it would be if it were as tall as a Great Blue Heron?
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Mike Powell 
It’s interesting how the surrounding plants echo the bird’s colors. Whatever it’s thinking, it picked a great spot for a little camouflage.
Thanks. I was noticing the same thing when I was working on the photo. In fact, if I hadn’t seen the bird fly to that perch, I might not have been able to detect the fact that it was there–its colors are an almost perfect match for the environment.