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Kay's Gallery: Black Bittern (1/2)
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Ixobrychus flavicollis
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© Kay Parkin 2011
Artemis Station, QLD (Aug, 2011)
We were sitting quietly at a dam at sunrise when this Black Bittern flew in to drink! It landed on the far side of the dam, the low morning-light making it almost impossible to photograph.
Black Bittern
Black Bittern