Misplaced Bittern

[knightl <>]

I saw an interesting sight while riding home from work today - a 
mangrove bittern perched in the middle of a concrete culvert in 
Greenslopes - several km from the nearest salt water habitat.  I wasn't 
aware that MBs frequented freshwater habitats, but then this was an 
immature one, which may have been lost.  The interesting thing is how 
it got there, because I suspect that parts of that branch of Ekibin Ck 
are covered between that point and the Brisbane River.
The other interesting thing was the jizz of the bird - looked a bit 
like an crow perched in an odd position.
Regards, Laurie.

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