Hope you can help me out.
my fiancee and i were jogging today when we saw a large bird fly over us. we spotted it in a tree later on.
here's the description:
it has a greyish colour.
has legs that makes me think its a water fowl.
it was the size of a huge gull and had a very large wingspan.
looked like a heron when flying, but didn't have what i would guess was a typical heron wing shape.
its face kind of looked like a large version of a mourning dove.
it was roosted in the tree for a few minutes and then gracefully and slowly took off and flew away.
i don't recall seeing this bird before. again, would have guessed it was a heron but didn't look like a GBH or black crowned night heron.
any links to any pictures or any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks
