Bulgaria
Greece
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
(L 9.8-14.2" WS 16-23"
Wt 2.1-5.3 oz)
Usually hard to find...in Africa,
central and south Europe, west
and south Asia, and Madagascar.
central and south Europe, west
and south Asia, and Madagascar.
Lake Kirkini
Greece
19May2015
Ixobrychus means to
devour in Greek; minutus
in Latin means little.
devour in Greek; minutus
in Latin means little.
The Bittern, sitting sadly on the fluted edges
Of pillars once the prop and pride of palace ledges,
Now smear‘d with damp decay and sunk in slimy sedges.
(Walter R. Cassels)
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