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Name this bird

What is this thing, it has that top knot/tassel hanging from the back of it's head, when it shakes it's head the thing flops around,


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It's a heron. Can't come up with the exact name at the moment.

EDIT: I think this is it.
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/24/overview/Black-crowned_Night-Heron.aspx
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Nice photo!
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Thanks, I don't know why I haven't noticed one of these before. That like shows they are pretty common.
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I'll name him George.
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Will you hold him and squeeze him and love him?
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and stroke his bill ...gosh it's hot.

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Night heron, likely black crowned.
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Read "The big year", a book about the travails(psychoses) of top birdwatchers in the national competition.
Supposed to be a film soon.
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My Grandfather was a avid bird watcher, He used to call then: Chitaquarts because when they took flight and lifted off, they'd.........

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Many birds do that. Need no extra weight. That's also why they don't have a separate track for urine and fecal matter. It all comes out together ASAP.

Birds are pretty nasty IMHO - tasty though.

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How about Gorgeous George. I always thought that was a good name for a seagull.
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It is called a Black-Crowned Night Heron.
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Slodave, post #2

Black-crowned Night-Heron - Whatbird.com

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