I go all over the place trying to find these birds, then I walk out my door a few months back to find one is there in the ditch. This is a Black-Crowned Night Heron.
--steve buser
Don't get out of your car to get close to wildlife near a road, the park rangers tell you at Yellowstone Park where this was taken. Still, people do it all the time. The buffalo looks calm and peacefule moving across the road, but apparently they can get riled easily. If they do get riled, they can put up such a tantrum that a car can be the loser.