Green Heron Mother Original Oil Painting FL Ran into this Brown Pelican

Ran into this Brown Pelican while filling up the boat at a small marina

with frame 48" x 38

so stately

Did not find out where the nest was till after the babies were gone

A fledgling is a young bird that has grown enough to acquire its flight feathers and is preparing to leave the nest and care for itself

Green Heron Mother Original Oil Painting FL Ran into this Brown PelicanOriginal Oil Painting of Green Heron Mother. This small heron is solitary most season and often somewhat secretive. Seen in the open, it often flicks its tail nervously, raises and lowers it crest. It is a striking bird with a velvet green back, chestnut body and a dark cap often raised into a short crest. I was fortunate the summer of 2020 to have a pair lay their eggs in my backyard. First I found two eggs on the ground, then they disappeared. Over