Green Heron

This young Green Heron had a serious itch.  He couldn't quit scratching it while balancing somewhat precariously on the spatterdock roots.  The water at Venetian Springs was a little green this morning, add that to the green reflections and you end up with, well, a lot of green.  Photo was taken at The Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, FL this morning.

Green Heron

This adult Green Heron was carefully supervising her young while it was learning to hunt.  Her perch is the roots of the water lily plant called Spatterdock, they get absolutely huge.  The Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, where this was taken, are doing a major cleanup of the waterways and it is rapidly turning into an exceptional spot for viewing birds of all kinds, along with otters and gators.