Neanderthal's older cousin "Mandible" is quite handsome.  Night herons can be very noisy.  They will scream loudly and regurgitate their meals when stressed.  Besides taking relaxed baths sitting (yes - sitting) completely still in chest-high water they do other interesting things like screaming at their food before they eat it.

Two young babies in their  foster nest get their hackles up at the sight of their human foster parents.....and in their interest we try to keep it that way.

Though baby herons look lovable and cute, wild animals are NOT pets, and should never be treated as such. If we cannot raise them to be self-sufficient in the wild we are of no service to them as we put them in grave danger of injury or death. When we give names to our patients it is only to identify individuals in a group. A healthy respect for and fear of humans is essential for their survival as not all humans are kind to animals.

We see this when we receive pelicans with slit pouches, embedded fishhooks, hawks shot with shattered wings, poisoned animals, etc.

Because young animals look helpless and fragile we want to hold and love them and it becomes hard to remember that truly loving them means holding back, and allowing them to stay bonded to their own species.

Take Bert for an example, a victim of too much human love: Bert the Raven