Right before the geese landed on the roof, I saw this Green Heron on the railing. Now that is an unusual bird. I'm not sure what attracts them to this suburban location, other than the pond, and I have only seen one here just once in the past. The day I moved in last July, one landed on the apartment roof just above me. The Green Heron is not a year-round resident in Missouri, but they do breed here. Wonder if the one I saw Friday was the same from last year returning to a familiar location?
The next bird was seen yesterday and is the one that makes me really want a lens extender for my camera (the pictures were severely cropped). If I wasn't about to purchase a house, I probably would have forked out the money this weekend. When I first saw the bird fly to the roof, my first thought was an oddly colored Rock Pigeon because of its size and flight pattern. Without a clear picture, I wasn't 100% comfortable with that ID and asked some on-line birders what they thought. Most concurred with the Rock Pigeon ID, although a couple suggested a Ringed Turtle Dove or another type of dove bred for the white coloring. It's a possibility, and I won't rule it out, but it would have to be a domesticated bird that had escaped or was let loose irresponsibly. A leucistic Rock Pigeon is more likely.
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