Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus) jumping, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Striated green heron (Butorides striatus) jumping to catch dragonfly prey, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Striated heron (Butorides striata) with Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in beak, standing on rock. Oman, November

Ann & Steve Toon / Greenbacked heron (Butorides striatus) peering from perch, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Greenbacked heron (Butorides striatus) walking through water, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Tony Heald / Green-backed heron (Butorides striata) Kruger National Park, South Africa.

John Shaw / Striated heron (Butorides striata) standing on giant Amazon waterlily leaf (Victoria amazonica). Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil. September.

Tui De Roy / Striated heron (Butorides striata) with crab prey, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting on coast, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Bernard Castelein / Striated heron (Butorides striatus) Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Roy Mangersnes / Striated heron (Butorides striata) fishing in the surf, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Wim van den Heever / Green backed / Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting low across water, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.