# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxsIVImNx52
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496722-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/423eeacd01.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-09-27T09:03:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Cloak of darkness

Black herons have a unique way of hunting known as ‘canopy feeding’. They spread their wings out in the shape of an umbrella which blocks out the sunlight, making it easier for them to spot prey.

#EarthCapture by @marlondutoit
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#BlackHeron #CanopyFeeding #BirdsOfInstagram #BirdPhotography

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## Tags

earthcapture, birdphotography, canopyfeeding, blackheron, birdsofinstagram

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