#botaurus

[snototter]

A least bittern (Botaurus exilis) in Quebec, Canada

by Mike Streicher

[herpsandbirds]

Von Schrenck’s Bittern (Botaurus eurhythmus), female, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Singapore

photograph by Alex Low

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Letter from the Bittern by Ann and Chris Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

[birdblues]

Eurasian Bittern

[fullfrontalbirds]

Yellow Bittern (Botaurus sinensis)

© Kuan Chia Hsiu

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Pinnated Bittern

Photo: Mauricio Silvera

"Cryptic heron of freshwater marshes in tropical lowlands. Usually in areas with tall grasses or rushes, rarely in open situations. When alarmed, often freezes motionless with neck upstretched. The neck is finely barred horizontally, but the body plumage is vertically streaked (not horizontally barred and banded, as on immature tiger-herons). Compare with immature night-herons, which have streaked, not finely barred necks."

- eBird

[julpernulper]

youre a weird bird. to me

friends, mutuals, and ezra i hope i am this to you:

[helluvatimes]

A Predator’s Predator

A Yellow Bittern (Botaurus sinensis) running after a Keelback under it in the thicket in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The bittern was so engrossed in the hunt that it was oblivious to my following it barely 6 feet (1.8 m) away alongside it. It lost the small snake though.

[vintagrafica]

Garden strawberry or Fragaria ananassa

The garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit.

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[floweryvictory]

i saw an american bittern today and i have never been more excited

[herpsandbirds]

Von Schrenck's Bittern (Botaurus eurhythmus), female, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Singapore

photograph by St Dan

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The least bittern is really the most when it comes to agility! Though they're the smallest heron, standing at only 36 cm (14 in) tall, they are often found in water that is far too deep for their larger cousins. This is because the least bittern has very long, agile toes which allows it to grip onto the slender reeds of its hunting grounds, keeping it suspended over the water as it searches for prey.

(Image: A least bittern (Botaurus exilis) by Andy Wraithmell)

[birdblues]

American Bittern

[fullfrontalbirds]

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

© Mikey Lutmerding

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: American Bittern

Photo: Mike Mosser

"Extensive freshwater marshes are the favored haunts of this large, stout, solitary heron. It is seldom seen as it slips through the reeds, but its odd pumping or booming song, often heard at dusk or at night, carries for long distances across the marsh."

- Audubon Field Guide

[spinus-pinus]

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

11/27/2022 San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California