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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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28.2495, -80.7417

Field Notes

Notes:

These cool birds usually hide among reeds, when they sense a presence they freeze and point their beaks skyward trying to blend and appear as a plant! When they figure that does not work they fly off.

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PublishedOctober 21, 2014

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