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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

A small, stocky heron that is one of the few birds known to use bait, dropping insects or twigs on the water to lure fish.

Sharing the bank are two red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), a widespread pond turtle named for the red stripe behind each eye.

The green heron ranges widely across the Americas and is a common sight along wooded ponds and slow water year-round in warmer regions.

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