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A pond heron is near the human habitations in a forest at Tehattta, West Bengal, India on October 24, 2022. The Indian pond heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka found in small water-bodies. They are however distinctive when they take off with bright white wings flashing in contrast to the cryptic streaked olive and brown colors of the body. Their camouflage is so excellent that they can be approached closely before they take to flight, a behavior which has resulted in folk names and beliefs that the birds are short-sighted or blind. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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