Sunbittern Display

Here to brighten up your Monday morning with a Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias).

 

This one was photographed mid-threat display - not happy about the Little Blue Heron foraging in his patch it tried to see off the rival by revealing large and colourful eye spots on its wings.

 

Seen in ones or twos along the banks of rivers, lakes and marshes, they may not appear particularly dazzling at first look with their wings tucked away, hiding their beauty, but with patience you will be rewarded.

 

They also have a sad and almost otherwordly whistle, most often heard at dawn and dusk.

 

See this dazzling display for yourself on your Untamed Jaguars of Pantanal Expedition.

 

Naun Amable Silva

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Mato Grosso, Brazil - Oct 2019

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