Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. If I were an Australian bittern, what would I be?"
...1. Bird 2. Snake 3. Spider 4. Crocodile The Australian Bittern is a large bird in the heron family. Its feathers are streaked and patterned with brown, buff and black, and it has a pale throat. They feed on frogs, eels and freshwater crustaceans, and nest on the ground on trampled reeds in dense, wetland areas. As well as Australia, they can be found in New Zealand and New Caledonia. Their population is on the decline, thought to be a result of wetland drainage and degradation. It is an endangered species.