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WonsingtonFEATHRUARY 2025<br> <br> Prompt 4: Camo<br> -&gt; American Bittern<br> <br> Huh, why did I post an empty canvas today? Oh, no no, it's not empty at all! If you look veeery closely, you can see the elusive American Bittern, an expert in camouflage. You've probably never seen one because these bois hide like there's annoying relatives coming over for the holidays.<br> <br> All jokes aside, if you live in Canada or the Northern US, chances are you have come across one of those cuties. It inhabits marshes, lakes and ponds, where it likes to live by itself and to spend its time foraging for fish, crustaceans and insects. <br> <br> Compared to the European Bittern, this fella is slightly smaller and its plumage is speckled, not barred. Its size is just between the regular and the mini blahaj, its weight is about as much as your average pack of flour.<br> <br> FUN FACT<br> The American Bittern has obtained many nicknames, including but not limited to: Bog Bumper, Stake Driver, Thunder Pumper, Bog Bull, Bog Thumper, Mire Drum and Water Belcher (which is the nickname I, too, shall claim for myself.)<br> <br> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/feathruary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feathruary</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/feathruary2025?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feathruary2025</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/bird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bird</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birb</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birbs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birbs</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/birdart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdart</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/digitalart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalart</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/bittern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bittern</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/bitterns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bitterns</a> <a href="https://gram.social/discover/tags/americanbittern?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#americanbittern</a>
Sara Faye<p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=P-5dfYKcEPQ&amp;si=-tMFB6qu3IX_2J2u" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=P-5dfYKcEP</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;si=-tMFB6qu3IX_2J2u</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bitterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitterns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birdsoftheworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsoftheworld</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birbs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/birdvideosforcatstowatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdvideosforcatstowatch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/featheredfriends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>featheredfriends</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vogels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vogels</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vogelskijken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vogelskijken</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> success: Rare <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> make remarkable comeback<br><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/conservation-success-rare-birds-make-remarkable-comeback/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/news/conservation</span><span class="invisible">-success-rare-birds-make-remarkable-comeback/</span></a></p><p>"Before 2020, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bitterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitterns</span></a> had previously not bred on the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/GwentLevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GwentLevels</span></a> for at least 200 years, yet officers have recently recorded four separate nests at the reserve... The <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MarshHarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarshHarriers</span></a> originally arrived at <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NewportWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewportWetlands</span></a> in 2016 and the original pair raised 12 chicks between 2017 and 2022. A second pair began breeding at the reserve in 2023 and successfully fledged 3 chicks."</p>
A.Stringer<p>"Britain’s loudest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> has had a very successful breeding year, with 24% more male <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bitterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitterns</span></a> recorded doing their mating “booming” noise in 2023 compared with five years ago.</p><p>Boom in mating calls of Britain’s loudest bird signals successful breeding year | <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> | The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/05/boom-mating-call-britain-loudest-bird-breeding-year-male-bitterns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/apr/05/boom-mating-call-britain-loudest-bird-breeding-year-male-bitterns</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/habitatloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitatloss</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKbirds</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
Jonathan Wright<p>Britain's loudest bird making a comeback in London</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67500144" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lond</span><span class="invisible">on-67500144</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bitterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitterns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wildfowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfowl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LondonWetlandCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LondonWetlandCentre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Barnes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barnes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a></p>