In the shadowy mangroves and still backwaters of the Neotropics, this broad-billed night watcher waits beneath arching roots with statuesque patience. It hunts after dusk, scooping fish, frogs, and crustaceans with its oversized bill, guided more by sound and vibration than sight. What makes it extraordinary is its mastery of twilight wetlands — by feeding when others rest, it helps balance food webs in ecosystems ruled by tide and darkness. Strange in shape yet precise in purpose, a quiet keeper of nocturnal waters.
Boat-billed Heron 👇
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