Claudio Contreras / Green heron (Butorides virescens), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, June

George Sanker / Green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting for fish, camouflaged against tree roots, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March

Rolf Nussbaumer / Green heron {Butoides virescens} chick portrait, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Tom Vezo / Green heron with eggs on nest {Butorides virescens} Mexico

Tom Vezo / Green heron {Butorides virescens} Mexico

Tom Vezo / Green heron with frog prey {Butorides virescens} Mexico

Tom Vezo / Green heron {Butorides virescens} Mexico

George Sanker / Green heron (Butorides virescens) fishing from branch perch above water. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

Lucas Bustamante / Green Heron (Butorides virescens). Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

John Chan / Green heron (Butorides virescens) stalking and catching a Topsmelt silverside (Atherinops affinis) on the edge of a tidal flat, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA, September.

Donald M. Jones / Green Heron (Butorides virescens) foraging, Corkscrew Swamp, Florida

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Green heron (Butorides virescens) mouth of the Río Plátano, Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Mosquitia, Honduras.