Great Blue Heron

Thanks! I was on a boardwalk in a nature park so he may be kind of use to people here. He did start walking back when I stopped to take the pictures.

I like that third shot - cool angle. Nice job btw, I know these birds are usually pretty skiddish

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the dark crown, gray back, and bicolored bill are all indicative of a juvie Great Blue Heron. It lacks the coloration of a Tricolored Herron.

He also does not have a yellow beak

It doesn't have the feathers on the top though.

That's a Great Blue Heron