Learn what an adult and juvenile black-crowned night-heron looks like. Plus, find out where you can see one of these wading birds.

Bird name: Key characteristics: Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Bright orange-red head, yellow body, black wings and back, found in western North America.

Males, which grow up to 3.8 feet (1.16 meters) long from head to tail tip, have bright-red feathers on their breast and underparts, a golden quiff and lower back, and a striped, orange-and-black neck.

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Geoffrey Hill, an Auburn University ornithologist who has done extensive research on bird colorations, said Maize could be related to Mr. Yellow from 2018, but there was no way to know for sure.