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When seen may stand still with
bill pointed upward...and striped
neck blends in with reeds.
Lake Woodruff Nat‘l
Wildlife Refuge
07Feb2012
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
(L 28" WS 42" Wt 1.5 lb)
The Bittern sitteth ‘midst the marshes of the Past,
Sitteth amidst the ruins, whilst the hours fleet fast,
And at his own hoarse cry he looketh round aghast.
(Walter R. Cassels)
Merritt Island NWR
08Feb2012
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Botaurus in Latin means bittern;
lentiginosus is Latin for speckled,
spotted (in the shape of a lentil).
© Audubon
Society