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Black heron canopy feeding
Black heron stretching its wings to form an umbrella in order to cast a shadow over the water to attract fish. This technique also allows the heron to clearly see fish past the surface of the water and serves as a camouflage to trick preys that only see a dark mass. Captured near Little Vumbura in the Kwedi concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Digital image ID: Philippe_Rouquet_20160417_003227
Author: Philippe Rouquet
© Philippe Rouquet
Digital image size: 10.7 Mpixels (30.5 MB uncompressed) - 2667x4000 pixels (8.9x13.3 in / 22.6x33.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Digital image keywords: Ardeidae, Birds, Black Heron, Botswana, Ciconiiformes, Egretta ardesiaca, Herons and Bitterns, Kwedi concession, Little Vumbura, Okavango Delta, Plumed Egrets
Published in: All images, Birds
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