What is this

Close Up · Post by **Close Up** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:30 pm

We were on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park and some of us on the trip got to see some exciting wild life. Two of us got to see a mature bull moose just at dusk (which unfortunately made for poor dark photos). Another person got to see up close and personal, a young bull moose, while contemplating life on a the boom box, it walked up from the lake about 30 feet from her and eyed her up contentedly until a noise at the campsite had him ambling off into the bush. (No photos this time cause who takes their camera to the boom box! Apparently she will next time!) That was all day 1 and into the morning of day 2. We saw Otters playing, lots of loons and herons, a fisher? and then this strange bird that we don't recognize. It was about a 12 - 18 inches tall, when it stretched its head toward the water it's neck was about 6 inches stretched out. Unfortunately again the lighting wasn't the greatest as it was the morning after a major storm went through and was about 6:30 am and still pretty dim out. We never heard a noise out of it and when it took off it just launched right into flight. Does anyone have any ideas on what it is?

bigsy · Post by **bigsy** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:45 pm

looks like a kingfisher but ive been wrong before

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:03 pm

It looks like it's.......missing it's tail.

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:11 pm

I just went through the bird searchs . And I can not find anything that looks like that . That belongs here in Ontario .

gendoc · Post by **gendoc** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:03 pm

we have sorta the same critter down here in tha south.. we call'um weburs.
when they fly they have a strange call.. it sounds like there name..
weeeeburrrr. now i'm for-real bout that, kinda lika snipe or whiperwill... they only come out at night.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:00 pm

That's what we always called a shitepoke!

maple · Post by **maple** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:30 am

Yup, bittern, also know as a mudhen.

Shitepoke is an old name for a blue heron, ya still hear it used in the country.

Maple

birddog10 · Post by **birddog10** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:57 pm

Kind of looks like a Green Heron, also known as a Green Backed Heron. Probably not a male. Either a juvenile or a female.

EQUINOXHNTERVA · Post by **EQUINOXHNTERVA** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:43 am

its a snipe

Migabby · Post by **Migabby** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:14 am

It's a Bitten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MarkMarine · Post by **MarkMarine** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:42 am

It's a juvenile American Bittern.

See4miles · Post by **See4miles** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:17 am

Without that tail his FOC looks off a bit. I wonder if he can fly straight

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:43 am

Looks a lot like jkrug after a dry fire.

j.krug · Post by **j.krug** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:27 pm

sumner4991 wrote:Looks a lot like jkrug after a dry fire.

Priceless!!!

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:32 am

Shitepoke

noun

1. the green heron, Butorides virescens
2. the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
3. the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus

Etymology: From shite + poke, with reference to the birds' habit of defecating when disturbed.

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