Awful picture. Crested, like a kingfisher, but no white belt. Clearly has yellow feet, not visible in image. Legs too short to be a heron, but a good sized bird, about the size of a duck. But this was clearly a perching bird, not a duck.
Loon flight call or something else? Maybe the rooster in the background?
Little bird in a hole under an awning.
Shrill, sharp calls with replies from a similar sounding bird farther away
Tuft on the top of its head
BUTTER BUTT!!!
Pair foraging together