First Of Year Yellow-crowned Night Heron

 During my free time I've been glued to my yard doing general yard maintenance and tending to the gardens. I finally decided to break away for a little bit this weekend and was able to find my first Yellow-crowned Night Heron of the year. 

Notice how it has that feather coming off the back of the head. I think this is only seen during mating season. I also found out that they sometimes eat small turtles. They have a powerful stomach acid capable of dissolving their shells.