Least Bittern
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
Ixobrychus
Ixobrychus exilis
A tiny heron, furtive and surpassingly well camouflaged, the Least Bittern is one of the most difficult North American marsh birds to spot. Despite its inconspicuousness... More »
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Bittern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family. They were called hæferb...
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American Bittern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Bittern ( Botaurus lentiginosus ) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is a large, chunky, brown bird, very similar to the Eurasian Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris . ...
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LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4464 Bittern is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 steam locomotive. Built for the LNER in 1937 at Doncaster Works as works number 1866, it was originally numbered 4464. It was renumb...
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Learn how to identify American Bittern, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A stocky and well-camouflaged heron of dense reed beds, the American Bittern is difficult to see. Its far-carrying booming call is distinctive, but the bittern itself likes to keep under cover. ... American Bittern Range Map...
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Learn how to identify Least Bittern, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A tiny heron, furtive and surpassingly well camouflaged, the Least Bittern is one of the most difficult North American marsh birds to spot. ... When alarmed, the Least Bittern freezes in place with its bill pointing up,
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Bittern, illustrated article. ... Bittern - Fact File ... Publication in 1930 of Bernard Riviere's magnum opus 'A History of the Birds of Norfolk' marked the commencement of almost three decades of steady increase in the numbers of the skulking and ever secretive bittern.
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Help the Bittern ... Adult bittern wading in reedbed at the Lee Valley Country Park - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2000_1140_009); Reed planting, RSPB Lakenheath reserve - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2002_3551_009 ); Bird illustrations by Mike Langma ... Bittern wading in reeds...
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The Bittern Line Railway runs from Norwich to Sheringham, on the North Norfolk Coast. The line is supported by the Bittern Line Community Rail partnership ... Welcome to the Bittern Line, a Community Railway Partnership which supports and publicises the railway from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham. The railway forms part...
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