The Limpkin  also called the crying bird, Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is closer to cranes. It is the only living species in the genus Aramus and the Aramidae. It is found  in wetlands and by water courses  in warm parts of the Americas from Florida  to northern  Argentina  . It feeds on Apple snails. Its name derives from its seeming limp when it walks. This morning whilst looking for a family of Bald Eagles this Limpkin was pretty much the side show, but a very welcome one to me.