Grey Heron

The grey heron is a tall, long-legged waterbird with grey upperparts, white head and neck, and a bold black stripe extending from the eye into a slender crest. Adults have a yellowish dagger-shaped bill, black shoulder plumes and dark streaking down the front of the neck. In flight it retracts its neck into an S-shape and beats broad rounded wings slowly, unlike cranes, which fly with the neck extended. (Wikipedia, grey heron account)

Grey herons forage beside shallow fresh, brackish and coastal water, standing motionless or walking slowly before striking at prey with the bill. Fish form much of the diet, supplemented by amphibians, aquatic insects, small mammals, reptiles and young birds. Breeding birds commonly nest colonially in tall trees, constructing broad stick platforms. Both parents incubate and feed the young. Northern populations may migrate, while others remain near suitable open water throughout the year. (Wikipedia, grey heron account)