So these are a "fly by night heron" during the day.
I have included, as the last photo, a stationary Black-Crowned Night Heron to demonstrate how this small heron changes its appearance purely by different actions.
And it always helps in achieving "fly-bys" to have a few Red-Winged Blackbirds scaring up & chasing herons.
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