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thrumyeye — The Bittern and the Cold
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Published: 2010-12-30 20:28:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 18442; Favourites: 1623; Downloads: 375
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Bitterns are so.....different...The way they walk for example...it looks so prehistoric...
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He looks really prehistoric...maybe it's for the great claw that resemble the dinosaur ones?
Anyway I like very much this picture ^_^
It's surreal...
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lol he looks like a kiwi bird. maybe they didn't go extinct at all?
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Kiwi's are a bit rounder/bigger. [link] And I think your thinking about Dodo birds. ^^
Kiwi's are the national bird of New Zealand. c:
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Kiwis aren't extinct. Those are the Dodo birds.
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Aren't Kiwi Birds a bit fat?
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Wow, what a fantastic shot! And cool bird, too, I've never heard of it before. Those crazy feet!
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What is the scientific name of this bird? I've never seen it before.
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It's Botaurus stellaris. It's a quite rare and really shy bird.
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Thank you for the information, I'm going to google a little about it ^_^
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well think of walking with such long toes, no wonders! 
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A Bittern. They are in the same family (Ardeidae) as herons and egrets.
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its really cute, it reminds me of a kiwi bird ^.^
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The title seems kind of clever to me, even though I'm sure you just intended to identify the bird. Lovely shot.
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Mmm...it was inspired by 'bitter cold'
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That's what I thought. Very nice
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Birds descend from dinosaurs
Great shot to compare
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This is beautiful! I love how it was in the middle of walking and the coloring on it! I really have no idea what else to say 
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Before I read your comment I was going to say it looked like a dinosaur
Great image,
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It does look prehistoric! I love it for that reason
Wonderful shot, as always!
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