Green Heron Father Original Oil Painting Egret painting The males performs fancy moves

The males performs fancy moves from high flying and soaring through the air

5" deep each

raising one or both wings and abruptly stabbing at fish

The painting measures 10” x 20”

Green Heron Father Original Oil Painting Egret painting The males performs fancy movesOriginal Oil Painting of Green Heron. 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 the