A green heron wades in the shallows beside two red-eared slider turtles basking on a log.

Green heron and red-eared sliders

📍 San Salvador 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. ...

July 4, 2026