Naturesongs

greenh1

Butorides virescens

This Green Heron (Butorides virescens) and I surprised each other early one September morn. I was recording a nervous Moorhen and walked right under the Heron before either of us noticed. This is the sound he made as he took flight from his Willow perch and flew away.

About this sound

Identification
Butorides virescens (green heron)
Contributors
Douglas Von Gausig, Naturesongs.com
recordist copyright holder
Subjects
Type Sound

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