Saturday, January 3, 2015

BITTERN



 BITTERN
 Habitat: lakes, marshes, coasts.
Diet: fish, amphibians, small mammals, birds, insects.
Breeding:  3-6 olive brown (large bitterns) or whitish green (small bitterns) eggs; 14-20 days incubation
Size: length 27-85 cm; weight up to 1.9kg.
Plumage: mainly brown streaked with black.  

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