Heron!

The thing that really attracted us to our new home is that it is by water. We hoped that we'd be visited by ducks and other waterfowl but we never thought that our nearest neighbour would be a Heron. 

CrossedPaws has not noticed the Heron outside the window yet! 

Close-up of the Heron outside the gate.

Here's the Heron outside the study window!

This is a close-up of the Heron through the window.