River Bird in Michigan. Orange legs with gray feathers about the size of a crow pointed beak?

Question

River Bird in Michigan. Orange legs with gray feathers about the size of a crow pointed beak?

Answer 1

Hard to say from that description..perhaps a Green Heron.  Would need more info to positvely ID.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBir...

Answer 2

Charlie, glad you asked.  I've been trying to find out also, just can't get a good photo to post. I have two on my lake, they showed up last year for the first time.

The male has a reddish breast area similar to a hawk. Feet are webbed, they do sit in trees above the water.

Possibly some type of kingfisher.

That was not mine, might be Charlies