Flustered Bittern

We observed this American Bittern for quite awhile as he emerged from the reeds, quickly retreated behind the dense vegetation, and repeated the process every four or five minutes. Finally, he remained exposed, raised his wings and puffed out his feathers and quickly darted forward to snatch a tiny fish from the shallow water. He returned to the reeds and that was the last we saw of him.

 

A "calmer" view of him in the first comment below.

Done