This Bittern was photographed at the Pond in back of #4 Green.
From this angle notice the birds ability to camouflage into the surrounding grasses.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
American Bittern sighting at Winnetka Golf Club
Although common to Chicagoland the American Bittern is hard to find due to their ability to blend in with the natural surroundings as seen in the following pictures. They belong to the same family as Herons(Ardeidae). Ardeidae's are wadding birds with long necks and stalk food in shallow water. When alarmed Bittern's freeze with bill pointing up. Apparently he knew he would be posted to this Blog and wanted to give us his 'good side' portrait!
This Bittern was photographed at the Pond in back of #4 Green.
From this angle notice the birds ability to camouflage into the surrounding grasses.
This Bittern was photographed at the Pond in back of #4 Green.
From this angle notice the birds ability to camouflage into the surrounding grasses.
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