Bittern

This tiny heron froze to avoid us, thus granting a marvelous opportunity to document another life list bird.

American Bittern _MG_3495

A Bittern photographed at Slimbridge today in its natural enviroment quite tricky to capture a nice clean image but definately worth all the effort and I am all ready looking forward to going back for another try at these normally very shy birds,and i am also very pleased to be able to post this image.

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What has been uploaded is proof that patience pays off because we have tried to photograph bitterns last week spending five hours each time in a hide and nothing turned up.

Today we thought we were about to enjoy similar ’luck’ when this bird ambled out of the tall reeds but in the wrong spot as the light was all wrong because of the only angle I had. Four hours in a bitterly cold hide but hey here was something at which to click. 18,000 ticks of the clock, so who would I not seize the moment?!!!!

We had seen bitterns before many times but they never fail to add something special to the day in which they are spotted as they are not too cooperative.

We just sat and watched as it made it steady slow progress through the reeds striking different poses at almost every step, Here the bitterly cold wind just teased its feathers near the head.

I was not going to miss my moment so got clicking trying to capture the action that we saw – it was exciting even for an old couple like ourselves. Sad really I suppose.

American Bittern at Veterans Park, Okaloosa Island, FL 03/21/15.

Sous Hide, La Brenne, France.

Another bird that is know to frequent the area but you don't really expect to see - well I didn't.

Elusive Bittern, Tophill Low Nature Reserve, East Yorkshire, UK.

Bittern, the final long-legged bird that has visited the scrape at Summer Leys recently

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

I was probably at the limit of my 80-400mm lens capability but I had to try and get a photograph of this secretive bird. Amazing experience.

Quick dash between reedbeds

Pond Park, Murrieta, CA

Digital fine art in watercolor of an American Bittern

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Botaurus stellaris.....Bittern at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk, England

Bittern, Fen Drayton RSPB, Cambridgeshire, March 2018.

Bittern at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk, England

Plenty of Bitterns around at Lakenheath yesterday.

Saddle Creek Park, Lakeland, FL

American Bittern

This Bittern at RSPB Minsmere seemed to be shaking itself of the cold water with a Brrr!!!

Watching a Bittern today walk across the channel from Ness Hide. It walked into the reeds and 30mins later two walked out of the reeds and walked about in front of the hide. The only downside being the light hence ISO 3200. Very little crop on this one!

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Botaurus stellaris....Bittern at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk, England

Tangalle, Sri Lanka

American Bittern

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Bittern

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As I was driving through the NWR, I nearly missed this one...he was standing very still and blending in so well...great camouflage!

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Watch where you put that thing....you wouldn't want an eye out!

I've been really lucky to have some nice views of these splendid birds.

And have a great deal of nice shots and vid clips. So it's a bit hard to choose which to post......and having literally hundreds of shots.......I haven't had time to go through them all.

So as not to over do them.......I'll do another post later in the week with another vid clip too.

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Bittern on Black

From one of the brightest birds to one of the best camouflaged in one day :0)

Fantastic camouflage illustrated here againt the reed bed, I have never left Brandon without a least one photo I was happy with :0)

Japanese Garden, Singapore

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On a practice trip to test out a 500mm lens before I traveled to Deming, WA, I traveled to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. I saw a lot of birds including this Bittern who was happily hunting along one of the streams on the side of the road. While I was watching him he caught 2 salamanders.

At Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington USA

At one point he puffed-up but did not vocalize. I think he saw the hawk high above in a tree.

Bittern Westhay Moor nr uk taken from hide left of info board on London drove