Attention Bird Experts

[aggieman12]

What kind of birds are these that are nesting in all my trees? I am thinking some sort of Heron or Cormorant. Lots of crawfish shells on the ground under their nests.

Can I kill them?

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[aggieman12]

[panhandlehunter]

Yeah just don’t post up on social media.

[txheartshot]

Definitely don’t want to kill those, unless you’d like to be closely acquainted with the game warden.


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[BowPro73]

Looks like the interweb shows it to be a juvenile yellow-crowned night heron. Couldn't find if it's protected or not. Ask a game warden.

[Duckologist]

U can kill em just dont get caught

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[KenWood]

Looks like some kind of rail. No you cannot kill them. Legally anyway.

[DedDuk]

If youre a good shot, I dont see why not.

[kyle1974]

If it’s not a pigeon you can’t kill it. All birds are protected.

[diamond10x]

Night heron

[StickFlinger]

Just curious as to why you would wana kill em?

[RockTippedStick]

Just don't scare them into the powerlines and put half the town out of power like on the 4th of July.

[DUKFVR]

Night herons and illegal to kill IF caught. Also cannot mess with nest or trees while nesting.

[Texas Grown]

Yellow Crowned Night Heron. And it won't be just a state offense by TP&W. You could get charged by the Feds also. Double indemnity.


Takes them 3-4 years to reach mature plumage.


Primary diet is crawfish, small crabs, and crustaceans, ect.

[.243 WSSM]

Those are dodo's. Dont shoot them. Call national geographic and get a photo shoot on a formerly extinct species