Heron'ing around: the green heron
Our furry friends are once again on hiatus, and as they do whatever it is they do, we have the opportunity to turn our attention to another campus neighbor. We're all familiar with the blue herons on campus. Beautiful and large, blue herons are easy to spot. But have you ever seen a green heron? Yes, there's a green heron, and if you are at the right spot, at the right time, you'll spot. Substantial smaller, green with grey wings, the green heron, Butorides virescens, are very similar to their larger cousins, blue herons, hunting the same prey, in the same manner, as well as in the same locations. On being spotted at St. Mary's Lake early in the morning, this green heron non-verbaled, "Excuse me, but do you know where the fish, the small fish, are?"
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