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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Description:

This beautiful bird uses camouflage as its first defense. It freezes and raises its face to the sky stretching its neck stripes to blend with reeds. Image #3 shows how well it works

Habitat:

Wetlands

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1 Comment

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

They are SO good at hiding!

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 10, 2015
Submitted on Mar 11, 2015

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