You Cannot See Me

.....can you? 

I absolutely love American Bitterns.  

A Stealthy American Bittern

There were two Am. Bitterns (Botaurus lentiginosus) in a small marsh beside a road I travelled this morning....one flew farther into the marsh, the other hid among the cat-tails.

I waited, patiently.....

 I had no idea bitterns had such long, deadly-looking talons

 Bitterns eat amphibians, crayfish and fish

This one steadily kept on walking; no hunting while I was around. 

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