American Bittern
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American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus![Scale 6](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/6.png)
![Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/carnivore4.png)
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RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 7 POINTS
• When alarmed, an American Bittern will point its beak straight up and contract its body. • The American Bittern feeds in marshes and shallow ponds.
Cool, Warm
Graphic by Sara Shayan