Another good day out on the pontoon boat.

Rondeau Bay, Ontario, Canada, Sept 27, 2018.

Very cool, ok, cold weather, overcast but not too windy.
We saw 4 species of gulls, Caspian terns, black bellied plover and several other shorebirds, American pipit, and a rusty blackbird.
Toss in a bald eagle, snipe and top it off with an American bittern.

Botaurus lentiginosus
The American Bittern's yellow eyes can focus downward, giving the bird's face a comically startled, cross-eyed appearance. This visual orientation presumably enhances the bird's ability to spot and capture prey. The eyes turn orange during breeding season.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Bittern/

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