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
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^Q^ ^Q^


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The juvenile version, seen by Heksie

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S130, Kruger National Park



And Dzombo

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At Duke's Waterhole in December 2013



And by Pumbaa on the Croc River

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And by leachy at Pafuri

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And by BluTuna near Orpen dam

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The Little Bittern, by Pumbaa at the Balule bridge:



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By Blutuna in Randburg



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By leachy at Engelhard Dam



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By amoli at Marievale



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By Sharifa at Nylsvlei




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:shock: Well done RP ^Q^ ^Q^


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In SA there are three kinds of Bitterns:

Bittern, Dwarf
Bittern, Eurasian
Bittern, Little

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Aha!

Eurasian Bittern by nan in Switzerland!


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lol \O


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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.

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Never seen before


Next trip to the bush??

Let me think......................
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