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Green Cay wetlands, Boynton Beach, Fl

Though this bird was less than 6 feet away, it was convinced it was a part of its surroundings and invisible. Horicon Marsh NWR, WI.

I getting tired of all this dull grey weather, never easy to photograph on days like this. Some shots of these elusive birds taken over the last couple of weeks.

I'm still way behind on catching up with contacts uploads, still working my way through them. So thank you all for your support and I'll catch up soon......I hope :-)

Old Moor

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

North Lincs

Bittern

Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.

Minimalist Bittern in south Texas. Unprocessed photo. With its neck extended as above, it was about the size of a Western Sandpiper.

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Wakadohachee, Delray Beach, Florida

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

blashford lakes hampshire uk

bittern emerging from the reeds

Potteric Carr (YWT)

Slimbridge WWT Gloucester February 2013

Two images to show the feeding behaviour of this Bittern

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SRR 1/30/14

Bittern at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Suffolk, England

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) - Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands (a.k.a. Viera Wetlins), Melbourne, Florida

Pretty cool to have such a trusting bird that I couldn't fit it all in the frame. It would stand pretty still at times, so perhaps I should have tried for a multi-capture composite.

Maybe next time! LOL

Miles off but still nice to see.

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA.

Bittern

Always look forward to seeing Least Bitterns at Wakodahatchee or Green Cay Wetlands. They are beautiful birds!

Full frame image no crop at all. Far Ings, Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire

Assateague

very elegant on it's feet is this bittern......

did look like it was ice skating......... :-)

Ixobrychus exilis

21 Nov 2015

CA, VEN Co., Round Mountain

Brr! RSPB Minsmere

Bittern bonanza today.

just the most amazing bunch of feathers out there at the moment...

just love this magnificent bird...

Bittern.....Botaurus stellaris

Bittern, Botaurus stellaris. 23 November 2021. WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes, London, England, UK.

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Taken Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.

I took advantage of the first sunny day for a long time and headed off the the Ivy North Hide for the Bitterns. Within no time at all at least two were active within the reed beds, one appeared in the open and was quite happy to sun itself before it disappeared into a cluster of reeds immediately infront of the hide window. After a short wait it made its way through the reeds and appeared in the open within a few yards of the hide where it obligingly sat in the sunshine.

Nisqually NWR

The biggest difficulty in shooting bitterns is finding them. Once they are found don't expect much action. This is about as crazy as they get.

This was taken at Green Cay Wetlands.

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San Jacinto Wildlife Area, CA

Garret Mtn., W. Paterson, NJ

5/4/14

I caught this bittern out of the reeds and cattails where they are usually almost impossible to see. He looks out of place among the greenery.

Bittern