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Fuzzy Least Bittern In Cattail Reeds Lit By Evening Light. This Least Bittern (Ixobrychus Exilis) Was Part Of A Rare Nest In A Local Riparian Area In Phoenix, Arizona. The Evening Light Silhouetted The Bird's Head. It Is Either A Female Or Possibly Juvenile Based On The Fluffiness Of The Feathers. Least Bitterns Walk On The Cattail Reeds Instead Of Wading Through Marshes. The Males Have Dark Feathers On Their Heads And Backs And Make Nests By Bending The Reeds And Layering Grasses On Top. Often Found In Ponds And Small Lakes.

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Fuzzy least bittern in cattail reeds lit by evening light. This least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) was part of a rare nest in a local riparian area in Phoenix, Arizona. The evening light silhouetted the bird's head. It is either a female or possibly juvenile based on the fluffiness of the feathers. Least bitterns walk on the cattail reeds instead of wading through marshes. The males have dark feathers on their heads and backs and make nests by bending the reeds and layering grasses on top. Often found in ponds and small lakes.

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