The Black-Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) spreads its wings into a umbrella when feeding, so that it is not blinded by reflections from the water surface. Liwonde National Park, Malawi. The Black Heron, Black Heron, is also called the umbrella bird because it shapes its wings like an umbrella when hunting fish

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Location: Mwalasi Road, Machinga, Malawi
Photo credit: © Georg Berg / Alamy / Afripics
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