I met a new friend today in Eugene, fellow Pbaser Paul (Carter Creek), and we took a short walk in Delta Ponds. There we saw this green heron, and at times two of them. Paul. I enjoyed the walk, the coffee break, and the green herons.

The Green Heron is a beautiful little bird. It has a green back and head, and a chestnut and white colored body. It likes to be in the edges of ponds or marshes, in shallow water, or concealed in vegetation. 'All About Birds' has this to say about the Green Heron, among other things:

"Green Herons are common and widespread, but they can be hard to see at first. Whereas larger herons tend to stand prominently in open parts of wetlands, Green Herons tend to be at the edges, in shallow water, or concealed in vegetation."

"The Green Heron is one of the world’s few tool-using bird species. It often creates fishing lures with bread crusts, insects, and feathers, dropping them on the surface of the water to entice small fish."

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/overview)