Photo of the Day: Green Heron

  

A Green-backed heron takes a leisurely stroll along a lonely fountain in an otherwise crowded sidewalk of Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Green-backed herons are small among herons and are native to North and Central America.

Photo of the Day: Falconer and Harris Hawk

  

Falconers use trained birds of prey for aerial hunting. Although the sport is mostly known by the practice of nobles during medieval Europe, historical archives may date the art of falconry all the way back to Mesopotamia at approximately 2,000 BC.