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The Black Bittern is a heron, dark grey to black in colour breeding in tropical Asia. The adult is uniformly black above, with yellow neck sides. Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family. Black bittern occupies terrestrial and estuarine wetlands, where permanent water is present and the vegetation is dense. It may be seen in flooded grassland, forest, woodland, rainforest and mangroves also. The Black Bittern feeds by day but especially prefers the time around sunset. It roosts communally at night, and coastal flocks roost at high tide. The primary food of the Black Bittern is small fish, but it will also eat aquatic insects, crustaceans and amphibians. Their digestive acids are so strong that bones that are consumed simply dissolve in their stomachs. The Black bittern bird is a threatened species.

The rainy season in Thailand is from May till November. During this season you can get some of those torrential rains like photo above that last 30 minutes to 2 hours. Dark clouds gathering above island Koh Wai nearby Koh Mak . A Black Bittern is usually more active around sunset and just passing my lens while I was shooting the colored sea and torrential clouds.

De Zwarte Roerdomp is een van de kleinere leden van de reigerfamilie en komt voor in tropisch Azie. De Zwarte Roerdomp heeft een kortere nek dan onze reigers. De Zwarte Roerdomp is door het afnemen van moerasgebieden een bedreigde vogelsoort. Ze komen voor in dichte moerassige gebieden waar veel water is. De Zwarte Roerdomp zit overdag meestal ineengedoken in een boom en is voornamelijk in de schemering en 's nachts actief. Ze leven voornamelijk van vis, insecten en kikkers. Hun spijsverteringszuren zijn zo sterk dat de beenderen eenvoudig in de maag verteren.

Taken in: Thailand / Trat / Ko Mak (show map)

Taken on: July 31, 2009

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ8, f/4.0, 1/200 sec, 10.9mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ8
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	10.9mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Pro Photo 12,01
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