[Photonate]

This bird likes to hang around a pond/park area near me and I'm just wondering if anybody on here might be able to tell what kind of bird it is, if it helps at all when the bird gets up and starts flying its neck takes an S shape too.

Also a couple extra pics of a couple nice little duckies

[Ford Puma]

It could be a Gray Heron, not sure if they have those in the USA, but they are over here in Europe.

[Photonate]

My best guess was maybe some type of Crane, but I'm far from any kind of bird expert of course :P

[RoxanneToto]

Definitely grey heron! They like fish and where I live are notorious for stealing goldfish from ornamental ponds lol.

[Mopey]

Looks to me like a Great Blue Heron (huge bird!) but I live in CA so could be the grey version where you are.

[Sometimes psychotic]

Blue Heron in the Midwest.....

[Soupe du jour]

Definitely a heron. They love swampy areas. I saw some in France this week, and know they are present in the US on the east coast. I'm assuming it is a gray heron, but not 100% sure. White herons are also common in similar places. I wouldn't get too close to them. My father got bitten by a Great Blue heron some years back. They aren't usually aggressive, though.

[Davidvermont]

I believe that is a GREY HERING

[lizardlady]

Depending on how tall it is a Great or Lesser Blue Heron.

[eskielover]

Blue Heron. I have several around my farm because it has a creek that runs behind it & when I drive up to the barn on a neighbors farm to feed my horse early in the morning I always disturbed it having breakfast in the pond. They are beautiful elegant birds & always thrilling to watch. I live close to the Ky River & they have a bunch that nest together down there

[Row Jimmy]

It's a Great Blue heron. Similar herons are Little Blue herons and Tricolored (Louisiana) herons.......the former is much smaller and much more blue/gray with some red in the neck and is more "stubby" when wading. The latter often has a spotted white stripe that runs down its neck. Neat note - a Great Blue heron "croaks" when it flies - lots of fun to hear.

[divine1966]

I was like what do you mean? It’s a duck. Then I saw the other picture lol

Heron. There is one here just a bit bigger than that guy. He is sometimes accompanied by a stark white crane of equal size. If you are lucky, you might catch him sunbathing or fishing.

[lightly toasted]

Hi Photonate, did you get a second look? I was wondering what you think the bird is now. It's nice you have a local wetlands to explore

My guess, like others would have been blue heron as well... assuming you're in Michigan.