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The Green Heron is a small, stocky heron with dark greenish-black upperparts and grayish-blue underparts. It has a long, yellow or orange-yellow bill with a black tip, and long, yellow legs. Its neck is often hunched, and it has a shaggy crest on the back of its head. The Green Heron is an expert fisherman, known to drop bait onto the water's surface to lure fish. It can be found in freshwater and brackish wetlands, marshes, ponds, and along the edges of streams and rivers. This bird species is a part of the heron family and is well adapted for life in both trees and water. Green Herons have a wide range, breeding across North America and wintering in Central and South America. They are known to be solitary and secretive birds, often found perched on branches above the water or stalking prey in the shallows.