We saw a fair number of these Tiger-Herons. This one was standing in a tree, quite some way from water. It allowed me to get relatively close – had this been a UK equivalent it would have flown as soon as it saw me approach.
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It’s mighty daring to allow you near. But it does have “tiger” in its name, so it’s unabashedly fearless?
With a fearsome looking weapon like that I doubt many lily livered humans will mess with it!
I remember walking along a boardwalk at a reserve in Texas and seeing an American Bittern in the marsh just to the side. It just stood and watched me as I walked right past it. Amazing experience.
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I remember walking along a boardwalk at a reserve in Texas and seeing an American Bittern in the marsh just to the side. It just stood and watched me as I walked right past it. Amazing experience.