#egretta ardesiaca

[boiga]

A black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) lures fish into the shade with its wings in Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Bernard Dupont

[overdoso]

A garça-negra (Egretta ardesiaca), da África, usa um método de caça chamado alimentação de dossel, onde usa suas asas como guarda-chuva, criando um dossel, para a sombra atrair os peixes.

[birdblues]

Black Heron

[everydayesterday]

The black heron (latin: Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is well known for its habit of using its wings to form a canopy to create shade that will attract prey when fishing.  

photos by derek keats (creative commons CC BY 2.0)

[boiga]

A black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) uses its wings to trick fish into the shade in order to snap them up in Abuko Nature Reserve, Gambia

by Steve Garvie

[paper-raven]

Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)

© Pascal De Munck

[terranlifeform]

Black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) fishing at Chobe National Park in Botswana

Cornelia Rautenbach

[kfighter]

#クロコサギ # クロミノサギ # Egretta ardesiaca

（Via: これぞ死のドーム！獲物待ちをしているクロコサギがなんかかっこいいぞ。）

狩りの方法は、このように浅瀬で翼を傘の様に広げ、その中に頭を隠し水中の獲物を捕食する。他にも狩りをしている動物に接近し脅かして、逃げた獲物が自分の作った傘の影に隠れた所を捕食する横取りスタイルなんかもやっている。

ほぉ．．．おもしろいですねぇ。 でもって、何気にかっこいい^^;。 屋外での資材保護には、ターピーUVシートをどうぞ。(^^)