Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. The bird sits on a snag in the middle of a pond, which is covered with green algae - Stock Photo & Image

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. The female bird sits in a thicket of reeds

Little bittern, kioriki, Ixobrychus minutus. Bird hides in the reeds

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. The female bird clings to the stalk of the reed in the middle of the pond and looks out for prey in the water

Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. The male bird is sitting in the reeds on the river bank.

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. A bird catches prey in the reeds on the river bank

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. A bird sits in a thicket of reeds on a river bank and waits for prey.

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. An adult male sits on a branch above a pond, stretches out his neck and looks closely into the water, waiting for a fish

Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. The bird sits on an old branch above the pond, waiting for prey

Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. The male bird is sitting in the reeds on the river bank.