A Bittern set. Was great to watch this Bittern on top of the reeds, then take off and head towards the channels. So well camouflaged within the reeds!

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This young American Bittern convinced it has given me the slip in the thick weeds raises up it's long neck to make sure the coast is clear.

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One distant Bittern but nice to see none the less.

Male Least Bittern taking in the shade of a Mangrove

bittern from lakenheath

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris). Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire.

My final encounter with the Bitterns at the end of a long, cold, but very rewarding day's birdwatching at WWF.

Wednesday 24th February 2016.

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Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive - Apopka, Florida

Photo taken at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel, CA on April 11, 2016

Like I said, took rather a lot of the Bitterns... There were 2 mooching about in the reeds so slightly made the most of the moment. Please see Suffolk June 2013 set flic.kr/s/aHsjG5WJ4z

seen at Minsmere a truly brilliant sighting as it came out of the reedbeds right in front of the hide.

John Heinz NWR

Bittern at a local wildlife reserve. Don't often see them swimming.

Bittern in flight

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American bittern

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Bittern WWT Slimbridge

One from the past taken in Norfolk.

Brazos Bend State Park

A pair of bitterns that were going hammer & tongs at one another in flight

Bittern Somerset Levels UK

Bittern in its natural environment.

Cropped image, a first for me.

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I have 2 massive projects on the go at the moment.

Will catch up soon.

23.12.2016 - Pennington Flash . It was great today after about 40 years of trying to finally see a Bittern out in the open instead of hidden in the reeds at pennington and for some reason for a few second ,it did some sort of jig or dance with the wings flapping -brilliant to see even if the light was poor

Least bittern, Rondeau Provincial Park, Sept 5, 2018

Another from the pontoon boat.

Anne managed to spot this least bittern hiding in the reeds.

You have to love those feet.

They are about 11-14 inches in length and are well camouflaged

Ixobrychus exilis

The least bittern is one of the smallest herons in the world.

Bittern - Botaurus stellaris. I'd heard the Bittern booming, then noticed the top of the reed bed moving, then out he flew!

RSPB Minsmere

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL

"I am OUTTA here!"

Cheyenne Bottoms, Central Kansas - life bird

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This American Bittern was spotted a week ago at Willband Creek Park, which is only 10 minutes from home but I just never got around to going to see it. I got a reminder from a friend about it yesterday and I got a very brief view as it flew away. This morning with the help of another couple birders I got to spend quite a bit of time watching and waiting for it to come out more into the open from the flooded grass.

I got a lot more photos that I will share later.

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Bittern in flight, a long day in the hide, but worth it in the end!

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris). My best in flight shots so far. It was a good day watching them skulking through the reeds and fishing for a pretty big fish. Then taking to the air. This is a big crop as I only had a 300mm lens on,