Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
(L 13" WS 17" Wt 2.8 oz)
Commonly straddles reeds...and
thus can feed in deep water.
thus can feed in deep water.
South Padre Island
19Apr2021
19Apr2021
We need the tonic of wildness, to wade
sometimes in marshes where the bittern
and the meadow-hen lurk...
sometimes in marshes where the bittern
and the meadow-hen lurk...
(Henry David Thoreau)
Species
Status is
Endangered
in Illinois
Endangered
in Illinois
Ixobrychus means
to devour in
Greek; exilis is Latin for little,
slender.
Greek; exilis is Latin for little,
slender.
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