Lyn,

This is not the best picture in the world, but I think the answer to
your question for Green Herons is yes:

http://skygardener.zenfolio.com/p522185543/h1f7e7ce6#h1f7e7ce6

> is that heads-high-beak-straight-up-neck-stretched posture unique to
> Bitterns ??? ... or will you find the Black-crowned or Green Heron
> doing it ??? ... I googled images and if the other 2 hunt/sit like
> that nobody ever seems to take their pix ... pix always show the
> Black-crowned and the Green hunched over or they show head up but
> neck not stretched and beak parallel with the ground ...
>
> just curious,
> thanks,
> Lyn
>

John Riegsecker, Gig Harbor, jriegsecker at pobox dot com

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John R.