This is bird note.

It's a hot day in the pond and it's getting harder and harder for this school of fish to keep going.

They need shelter and cooler water.

There, finally, the fish glide under the protective shadow and let their bodies relax.

But hold on, why does this plant have a spare?

The canopy feeding method used by the Black Heron, also known as the Black Egrit, is an impressive trick.

It spreads its wings out like it's mimicking an umbrella and waits.

Unsuspecting fish think this is shade from vegetation and a safe place to hide.

And that is when the bird strikes.

This pitch Black Heron creates canopies in shallow open waters and seasonally flooded grasslands through Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

At high tide, they return to roost in communities and may also hunt in small groups.

Black Heron spend their lives following and breeding with seasonal rains.

Culturally, Herons are seen as sacred messengers and symbols of prosperity and good fortune.

The Black Heron is the bird chosen to represent this year's Black Bird is Week, which begins today.

To learn more, you can follow the hashtag Black Bird is Week on social media and visit birdnote.org.

I'm Chelsea Conner.