Herons

Black Crowned Night                 Boat Billed                      Great Blue                         Green Heron

Little Blue                                      Tri-Colour                          Yellow Crowned

The herons are the long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons.

Bitterns

American Bittern                                    Sun Bittern

Bittern is a common name given to birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive than other members of the family. Unlike the similar ibises, herons, egrets, and bitterns fly with their necks retracted, not outstretched.

Also see Egrets and Ibis