Sam Hopkins wrote:
Thanks for the input but that's not him. This sucker was black and the night
heron has white in it.

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Sam Hopkins wrote:


Hi Everyone,

Saw a strange bird at my pond yesterday. It was the same

size of

a woodduck (which is about 3/4 the size of a normal duck), black or VERY
dark blue, had a neck like a goose, and flew into and sat in trees. I'm
thinking it may be a baby herring that hadnt developed it's colors yet.

I'm

in western PA zone 5. Any ideas?

Sam

A night heron? I have one on my farm pond nesting this year, they do

perch in

trees but I usually seem them lurking around the edges in underbrush. Do a
Google search for heron pictures.
BTW...they eat fish.
jtb






Then I think it may be a green heron. But that one doesn't
have a goose neck. In fact, it's neck it short, but the
size is about the same as a wood duck.

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Bonnie
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