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I have a number of pictures of a juvenile bird that the dog brought into the yard. I have never seen a bird like it before and our bird book and online ID sites are not giving me anything close.  
 
It has really pretty colored green (and some grey) on its long legs, a greyish to black cone beak, grey and a touch of white for plumage, and it is the size of a broiler chicken. It has partially webbed feet, so I think it is a wading bird.  
 
The first picture shows the tail, which I know would still change with maturity.  
 
The second shows an upside down picture of the bird on a shovel. I took it to show the underside color of the tail, which you can still see in the picture. I am not sure how to change the configuration. Sorry.  
 
Third and fourth picture: wings  
 
Fifth: the head. The green on it is a fly and the beak looks more grey with no pink if you see it in real life.  
 
The sixth: the legs/feet  
 
Any ideas?  
 
 
 
 
 
Edited by Flutterby, 2015-08-19 16:50:11

Is my guess. They have been flying around the west end of Brandon off and on since the spring and down by the Golf Course by the river.

The face doesn't look right for a turkey vulture. Usually quite distinct with a red face and white tipped beak. Really hard to tell from those pictures. Possibly a black vulture although the area where they are common is not around here but stranger things have appeared up here.  
 
 
 
Edited by GuyR, 2015-08-19 17:13:54

like an American Coot by the description of legs and feet.  
 
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id  
 
Edited by CarolynJ, 2015-08-19 17:46:22

I did wonder about a coot, but thought it couldn't be based on a couple things. Now I think that is what it must be.  
 
I was not aware that beak color could change on a bird (our domestic ones don't), so that could be what was throwing me off when I looked at the picture of the adult. It looks like it undergoes a lot of color changes.  
 
It was dead by the time I saw it and the eyes were closed, so unfortunately I could not see the eye color. I didn't realize that they has such beautiful red eyes!  
 
The one picture on the All About Birds site seems to have the same shape of feet, long toes and long claws. I wish that I could see the webbing, but this is most likely that bird.  
 
Thank you for solving my bird mystery!

No problem.

Looks like a coot!!