American Bittern - Willband

[Dave]

Breyden and I stopped by and saw the local celebrity this afternoon.


American Bittern at Abbotsford--Willband Creek Park by Dave Beeke



American Bittern at Abbotsford--Willband Creek Park by Dave Beeke



American Bittern at Abbotsford--Willband Creek Park by Dave Beeke



American Bittern at Abbotsford--Willband Creek Park by Dave Beeke

[Dave]

I should add that an interesting observation was that. The Bittern was standing motionless and a dragonfly flew nearby. In a lightning speed jab it caught the dragonfly out of the air and consumed it immediately. I hadn’t seen that before. Do bitterns regularly eat flybys?

[oldfulica]

Oct 21, 2023 21:33:33 GMT -8 Dave said:

I should add that an interesting observation was that. The Bittern was standing motionless and a dragonfly flew nearby. In a lightning speed jab it caught the dragonfly out of the air and consumed it immediately. I hadn’t seen that before. Do bitterns regularly eat flybys?

That is an interesting observation Dave. Someone on facebook got a picture of that. (Wilband Trail Walkers) www.facebook.com/groups/350605506768858/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=880947810401289