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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) juvenile. Notice the pale bill and the darkening grayish feathers on the neck.

I mowed the lawn along our 152 yard "Pollinator Garden Berm", which included the path along the western side of the "Sparrow Field". It took me one hour and 10 minutes, This juvenile bird watched me mow and walked the path keeping me in sight. Toward the end, when I quit and cleaned the mower, the bird came within 10 feet of me. When I departed the field in my golf cart, I stopped beside a pool of water where it stood, and shot a few images.

We have 6 golf course on our island, thus this juvenile bird apparently feels safe with our presence. Pretty neat!