The Bittern

Duration: 10 min

Genre: Natural Science

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: This extremely shy bird is beautifully photographed in this teaching film. Five brown eggs hatch out, and mother's long powerful bill is kept busy gathering food all day long. Only when evening comes can she settle down to rest.

Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942