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A Japanese night heron twisting its waist

A Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi) slowly twisted its waist as if it was dancing. There are some explanations to this behavior, such as helping digestion of foods. An interesting one is to frighten earthworms promoting their escape to the surface. However, nothing happened, and the bird dissapeared to a dense forest. In Central Japan.

 

ミゾゴイがゆっくりと腰を捻ってダンスのような仕草をしていました。

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Uploaded on September 2, 2019
Taken on June 26, 2019