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Tiger Heron feeding Adult Tiger Heron feeding on a fish caught in a little pond in the Pantanal. Look at the fish and the Heron's beak and it will be no surprise that it struggles for minutes to get this "in". Birds,Brazil,Feeding,Heron,Pantanal,Rufescent Tiger Heron Click/tap to enlarge

Tiger Heron feeding

Adult Tiger Heron feeding on a fish caught in a little pond in the Pantanal. Look at the fish and the Heron's beak and it will be no surprise that it struggles for minutes to get this "in".

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Why is this specie called a Tiger Heron? Not from the look of its feathers you may think. Note though that young Tiger Herons do have the tiger pattern:

    Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron Birds,Brazil,Heron,Pantanal,Rufescent Tiger Heron,Tigrisoma lineatum
     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Roeselien Raimond's profile
    Roeselien Raimond
    Snow Leopard
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    Great catch for the both of you!
     Posted 11 years ago

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The Rufescent Tiger Heron

The Rufescent Tiger Heron, also known as the Soco-Boi, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2011. Captured Dec 6, 2011 20:09.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO1600
  • 500mm