American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus Bittern eyes point downward to aid them in spotting prey as they forage. The posture shown here is termed the “bittern stance”. They enter this stance and stop moving when they sense danger.
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warblers usually search for insects in the woods. Characteristically they will lean or hang momentarily from perches to peck at nearby foliage.
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Grebes dive for food, swim underwater, and then surface a distance from where they started. These two continually dove and, when they reemerged, looked for each other, chattered, and then dove again.
