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67Firebird
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(Former political advocate)
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05/13/13 08:34 PM
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What is this bird?
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I've been seeing it up by my pond for about a week now. When it's flying, it looks like it has a crest like Egrets do, and a very deep V shape to its wings.
I've searched around online, but still can't figure out what it is. 
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Re: What is this bird?
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I want to say Green Heron
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Re: What is this bird?
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Night heron.
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foots
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(the exterminator)
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05/14/13 11:50 AM
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Re: What is this bird?
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Shoot the mofo..........it needs it. 
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Re: What is this bird?
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Tastes like minnows
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Re: What is this bird?
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Diagnosis: Green Herons have a very short and stocky body build. Their bill is sharp, pointy, and dark in coloration. Similar to most heron species, they have a very long neck, but usually do not keep it elongated, instead holding it tight with the body. Whereas most other herons have long legs, the Green Heron has very short yellow legs. The adults adorn a shiny greenish black colored head with black crest, and a rust colored neck. The wings are a grey-black that turn to either a blue or green color, and their underside is grey. Males are slightly larger than females, and are also more brightly colored, more so during the breeding season. Coloration of the juvenile is different and quite dull from that of an adult; the sides of the head, neck, and underbelly are streaked with white and brown, and they have greenish-yellow colored legs and bill. Hatchlings are covered in light grey-white down. On average the adult birds are about 45 cm in length, and weigh around 175 g, which is about the size of a large crow.
http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/561
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67Firebird
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(Former political advocate)
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05/14/13 07:44 PM
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Re: What is this bird?
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Quote:
foots said:
Shoot the mofo..........it needs it.
Jeff always says shoot what ya can afford, and I'm not sure I could afford that. 
Thanks for the replies; I didn't think it would be a type of Heron, so I didn't search for them. 
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Re: What is this bird?
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Green Heron looks closer than Night Heron.
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wuchang
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(spiritual advisor and gatekeeper to the Spirit World)
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05/15/13 02:40 AM
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Re: What is this bird?
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definitely a green heron
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67Firebird
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(Former political advocate)
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05/15/13 10:59 AM
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Re: What is this bird?
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Thank you. It was bugging me, not knowing what it is. 
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daffy
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(member)
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05/19/13 09:38 AM
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Re: What is this bird?
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a green FISH EATER!
Needs to die.
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Re: What is this bird?
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Kurt,
If you ever filet some fish, and find those nasty little maggot - looking worms in the flesh, you can thank a green heron.
What I'm saying is.................... Foots is spot on.
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duko™
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(member)
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05/20/13 09:54 PM
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Re: What is this bird?
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How about this one? I've been seeing it quite a bit as I drive behind all the ninja's driving 10 mph below the speed limit in the hammer lane on I-70 in downtown st. louis...
duko
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wuchang
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(spiritual advisor and gatekeeper to the Spirit World)
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05/21/13 01:08 AM
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Re: What is this bird?
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Quote:
duko™ said:
How about this one? I've been seeing it quite a bit as I drive behind all the ninja's driving 10 mph below the speed limit in the hammer lane on I-70 in downtown st. louis...
duko
My grandfather always said if his grandfather had known how things would turn out.........
he would have picked his own cotton
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67Firebird
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(Former political advocate)
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05/21/13 01:43 PM
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Re: What is this bird?
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Quote:
DuckMeRunnin said:
Kurt,
If you ever filet some fish, and find those nasty little maggot - looking worms in the flesh, you can thank a green heron.
What I'm saying is.................... Foots is spot on.
I've seen that a couple times. I didn't eat them. 
I haven't seen it the last couple times I went up there, so maybe it moved on. (I hope).
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Re: What is this bird?
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Caught any fish lately? Maybe he got done eating. 
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67Firebird
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(Former political advocate)
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06/17/13 10:31 PM
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Re: What is this bird?
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I haven't seen the Heron since that last post, so it must have moved on to another spot.
There aren't any fish in my pond, other than maybe a few Minnows (I put eight dozen in there last Fall), but it's loaded with tadpoles/frogs, and a bunch of turtles.
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