Mystery Critter

[DocV]

We discovered we have a guest who overnights on top one of our porch columns. Any guesses of what sort of bird this thing is?

Mrs. DocV says it looks like a wren.

[eureka40]

Kinda looks like a beaver.

[anygunanywhere]

Chupacabra.

[Keith B]

Probably a European starling.

[The Annoyed Man]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

[rbwhatever1]

Miniature Northern Spotted Owl. Shoot it before the United States Fish & Wildlife Service condemns your property and moves you into the street...

[Texsquatch]

A swallow carrying a coconut.

[puma guy]

May be an Ooooh Aaaah bird. Lays an egg twice it's body size.

[joe817]

Having time on my hands this morning, , I'd say it's a guineafowl:

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We used to have a few on our place growing up in Clay County eons ago. Fantastic burglar alarms. Made lots of noise for no reason. Hmmmm... now that I think about it, sounds like a liberal!

[BigGuy]

A swallow carrying a coconut.

Would that be an African or European swallow?

[Texsquatch]

I need some sense of scale, and need to know how close are you to Arkansas? Could be one of those mythological ivory billed woodpeckers. You could sell tickets until the Feds seize your property.

[Texsquatch]

A swallow carrying a coconut.

Would that be an African or European swallow?

Phew! For a minute there, I thought I was the only one!

[puma guy]

Hard to judge body size, but it could be a Night Hawk or maybe a Whip-poor-will.