I have always been amazed by the bird, it is so large and yet such a survivor. I can see them almost everywhere I go. Lance you are right, a real piece of work. They are however, a lot more fun to watch at work in waters other than your own. They don't frequent my neighborhood, the large herons that do are migratory and only stop for a couple of days each way. I am too cheap to buy the Southeast Asia bird book so I haven't identified them yet. My terrors are small brown and white guys, there are close to 50 that I see daily, but they might be teritoral because I only am plagued by one.
