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We think the bird is a heron. The other wildlife unit is either an iguana or a squirrel wearing an iguana costume.
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great blue heron. you could be right about the squirrell
Posted by: keith in tampa | January 22, 2023 at 07:49 PM
I thought Miami was known for it's wildlife that's usually seen after sunset.
Posted by: cfjk | January 22, 2023 at 08:11 PM
Right on Keith... a Great Blue Heron. The herons keep their necks in an 'S' shape while crane necks are shorter and straight.
I hate to see those herons fly off, but I've moved on with no egrets.
Posted by: pharmaross | January 22, 2023 at 08:37 PM
The Great Blue Heron is a close genetic relative to the Black tar Methadone.
A squirrel wearing an iguana costume stays a few doors down.
Posted by: man tom | January 22, 2023 at 10:08 PM
A splooting iguana.
Warm blooded squirrels sploot on shaded grass or tree branches to cool off in the heat of summer.
Cold blooded iguanas & other lizards sploot on sun warmed rocks & surfaces to increase their body temperature to a comfortable level.
This iguana has a mean expression on its face. It likely has a splooting headache.
Posted by: pharmaross | January 22, 2023 at 10:35 PM
WIKI: "An all-white subspecies, the Great White Heron, is found in coastal areas of southern Florida, along with individuals that are intermediate in plumage (showing a grayish body with a mostly white head and neck), known as “Würdemann’s Heron.”" ...This is all VERY confusing.
Posted by: Florida Man | January 23, 2023 at 07:06 AM
The Florida Great White Herons usually appear bearing rebel flag & swastika markings, while emitting a shriek reminiscent of 'Sweet Home Alabama', as they forage in the Florida panhandle.
Posted by: Florida Man Ornithologist | January 23, 2023 at 08:01 AM
Florida Herons sometimes are spotted with long gold chains as they strut their big peckers under clingy Speedos along Miami's South Beach.
Posted by: Woody Woodpecker | January 23, 2023 at 08:10 AM
I'm impressed. California blue herons would NEVER let you get that close to them. Either The Blog is a Heron Whisperer or that's a deaf and blind heron...or maybe a telephoto lens was used...I prefer the Heron Whisperer explanation.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | January 23, 2023 at 09:58 AM
@ripley - I have fished from a boat anchored near shore while a Blue heron stood on shore looking over my shoulder. He didn't seem at all bothered by my presence, and caught more fish than I did.
Posted by: pogo | January 23, 2023 at 12:09 PM
@pogo - There is an unspoken bond between fishermen. But, I will have to consider the possibility that I appear threatening to herons. They never let me get close enough to smell me.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | January 23, 2023 at 01:46 PM
I heard that the Miami Police are setting up a special action squad similar to a SWAT force - they will call it CS/I - Miami. Crime Squirrel/Iguana. It hopes to find out if it is the squirrels giving iguanas a bad name by wearing iguana- like costumes.
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | January 23, 2023 at 04:08 PM
@ripley - the California Blue Heron doesn't let me get near either, even if I move very quietly.
Posted by: vee | January 25, 2023 at 03:14 AM