What kind of bird is this?

[WPOZZZ]

it has been hanging around my yard lately.

[livi]

Beautiful. Looks like some kind of baby heron.

[WPOZZZ]

It is a big sum*****. Bigger than my Mallards. I've seen one of these birds before and it's neck extends.

[pwd72s]

Kingfisher? Do you have a fish pond?

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Kingfisher? Do you have a fish pond?

Yes, I have a couple of koi ponds. The koi died a couple months ago, so I only have ducks in the pond.

[pwd72s]

Check the first pic here...different plumage than the ones here, but the beak shape gave it away for me.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awr9Gi.JZ7Je6NwA_T9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEy cWhjMTljBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQzAwMDFfMQRzZW MDc2M-?p=kingfisher+bird+hawaii&fr=yfp-t-s

[aigel]

Black crowned night heron ...

https://www.thespruce.com/black-crowned-night-heron-identification-385976

Or do a picture lookup on google!

Better get those Koi inside!

[livi]

I have a big koi pond too. The fish are now rather large, like 70-80 cm but I still have a net of fishing lines crossing the surface too keep out the herons.

[WPOZZZ]

My koi were about the same size.

[Bill Douglas]

I'd lend you my cat if I lived any closer.

[gchappel]

Black crowned night heron, I suspect.
Not sure if you have them in Hawaii, they are fairly common in florida.
Gary

[Cajundaddy]

Originally Posted by gchappel

Black crowned night heron, I suspect.
Not sure if you have them in Hawaii, they are fairly common in florida.
Gary

^^ Agree, checking the ponds because they probably provided a meal or two in the past. We have quite a few here that roost on the golf course and fish the ponds.

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2013/09/Fact-Sheet-Black-crowned-night-heron.pdf

[wdfifteen]

That's a Spraddlelegged Coathanger for sure.

[GH85Carrera]

We had a great blue heron eat several of our koi. It is a federal crime to harass them, so we are not even supposed to scare them off. My dogs do not know the law and they decided to chase it off. The dang bird had several hundred dollar meal. I don’t spend that much on my meals!

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I'd lend you my cat if I lived any closer.

Cats sort of like fish too though

[pwd72s]

I'll concede to the Heron...kingfishers are smaller.

[RWebb]

https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/bird/black-crowned-night-heron/

[berettafan]

Beautiful bird.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by gchappel

Not sure if you have them in Hawaii, they are fairly common in florida.

He's probably an oddball who followed another species flock across the ocean.
I wouldn't think of Herons as long distance flyers.

[Jon B]

Originally Posted by john70t

He's probably an oddball who followed another species flock across the ocean.

Probably already getting harassed by the local birds... "Haole go home!"