Saturday, 1 August 2020

[Maine-birds] Least bittern youngster

It was just a casual morning boat trip into the Pushaw Lake inlet marsh in Hudson today. A flying least bittern landed in plain view on a tall stump. This is the fourth one I've seen in there this year, but it's the first youngster – confirmed for the Maine Bird Atlas.

 

Darker, streakier, downy fluff on headtop. And clueless. It stood high, in plain view, for several minutes, unwary of any potential danger.

 

Bob Duchesne


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