Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
From the backlog, a few more bitterns from April, I have posted some already, sorry, but I took a lot and it was one of my best memories of 2011! I had been trying for years to get decent shots of these and finally it all came right at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk. These have started to recover in the UK now after being down to 11 Booming males just a few years back. The RSPB has been improving habitat for them at many of it's reserves and I think the last count was 75. Not exactly common, but you could almost say they are booming.
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Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
From the backlog, a few more bitterns from April, I have posted some already, sorry, but I took a lot and it was one of my best memories of 2011! I had been trying for years to get decent shots of these and finally it all came right at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk. These have started to recover in the UK now after being down to 11 Booming males just a few years back. The RSPB has been improving habitat for them at many of it's reserves and I think the last count was 75. Not exactly common, but you could almost say they are booming.
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