Bitterns (Subfamily Botaurinae): Dwarf, Eurasian & Little Bittern
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Bitterns (Subfamily Botaurinae): Dwarf, Eurasian & Little Bittern
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1 Dwarf Bittern stationary
'Photo of the Dwarf Bittern'
S106, seen close to Rabelais dam
Near Orpen
5/5
Tinged by The Van Stadens
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Re: Bitterns
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Dwarf Bitterns
The juvenile version, seen by Heksie
S130, Kruger National Park
And Dzombo
At Duke's Waterhole in December 2013
And by Pumbaa on the Croc River
And by leachy at Pafuri
And by BluTuna near Orpen dam
S130, Kruger National Park
And Dzombo
At Duke's Waterhole in December 2013
And by Pumbaa on the Croc River
And by leachy at Pafuri
And by BluTuna near Orpen dam
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Re: Bitterns
The Little Bittern, by Pumbaa at the Balule bridge:
By Blutuna in Randburg
By leachy at Engelhard Dam
By amoli at Marievale
By Sharifa at Nylsvlei
By Blutuna in Randburg
By leachy at Engelhard Dam
By amoli at Marievale
By Sharifa at Nylsvlei
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Well done RP
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Re: Bitterns
In SA there are three kinds of Bitterns:
Bittern, Dwarf
Bittern, Eurasian
Bittern, Little
https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?p=3358#p3358
Bittern, Dwarf
Bittern, Eurasian
Bittern, Little
https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?p=3358#p3358
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Aha!
Eurasian Bittern by nan in Switzerland!
Eurasian Bittern by nan in Switzerland!
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Re: Bitterns
Now is the right time to spot a dwarf bittern. They are tropical migrants that visit the KNP after summer rainfall when seasonal pans and low-lying areas flood. The birds arrive within days of flooding, typically in early January, and quickly pair off; males utter a dog-like bark from flooded trees and bushes to attract a female. Breeding is completed within two months and by late April most birds have disappeared.
Go birding everyone
Go birding everyone