CAN YOU spot the bird hiding in the weeds?
If you can find a winged creature in less than 15 seconds, you may have 20/20 vision.
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Are you able to spot the American noise hidden in the weeds? Credit: Raylene Wall/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Birdwatcher Raylene Wall’s nature footage has become a bit of a conundrum – since the animal she captured isn’t immediately obvious.
The photograph, which is part of the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, shows a tangle of tall weeds and other plants.
It makes a green and gray scene, but there is a hidden face that is not immediately visible: the face of American bitter.
It can be hard to see at first glance.
American bitterns are herons with thick, compact bodies.
They have shorter legs and a thicker neck than typical herons and a slightly hunched posture.
Their dagger-like beaks are long, straight and sharply pointed, while their wings are broad, but the wingtips are pointed.
They breed in Canada and the northern United States, but in the colder months they fly south to Florida, the Caribbean Islands and Central America.
And they are known to be hard to find. According to the Cornell lab, they “materialize among the reeds and disappear just as quickly, especially when they assume a hiding position.”
They are “stealthy”, often standing still in swamps – just like this one does.
Time yourself to 15 seconds and see how fast you can find it.
If you can’t find the bird, don’t worry because the answer is below.
And if you’re still looking for a challenge, try one of several other puzzles.
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How fast did it take you to find the bird? Credit: Raylene Wall/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Categories: Optical Illusion
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