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10/1/10 Chattanooga, TN
Ed & James came down from Nashville to shoot him with me.
We waded into the middle of the swamp/pond to get the best angle. This shot was without the 1.4x because we were too close!
The classic Bittern pose. This bird was photographed from the Meare Heath hide at Shapwick Heath on the Somerset Levels. I guess that a lot of the attention this year was taken up with the Great White Egret breeding success, well the Bittern is another success and clearly Natural England , RSPB, SWT and the other wildlife agencies are getting things just right on the Somerset Levels
Taken at RSPB Mismere. I spent an hour and a half watching this Bittern getting closer and closer to the Island Mere Hide. It was regularly catching things to eat. My first ever photos of a Bittern.
You just never know what you're going to come across during a Saturday morning walk. This was only the third time I have sighted one of our most reclusive of birds.
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Great Fen, Cambridgeshire. March 15, 2024.
Re-uploaded without location data. Apologies to everyone who's faved or commented on these previously.
You can read about these bittern photos on my blog at:
natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/07/bittern-sweet.html
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Circle B Ranch gave us one of our funnest days. This guy was hunting for crayfish and gave us a few neat photo opportunities.
Family: Ardeidae.
Species: Botaurus stellaris.
Vernacular: Eurasian Bittern, Great Bittern.
Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
21 April 2013.
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Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis – Китайский волчок
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, Bali, Indonesia, 11\03\2012
Finally spotted the American Bittern which has been sneaking around the marshes at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for a few weeks. I heard a rustle and there he was, about 20 feet off of the end of the boardwalk. I looked down to tinker with a camera setting and POOF! he was gone.
Sc name: Ixobrychus sinensis
Lucky shot here, the sunlight was beautiful on his body, and he was doing a delicate balance on the frail looking water plant. And he was clever to grab a few stems at one time to stay atop
Taken at Sengkang Wetland Park, Singapore
2 Bitterns in 2 days! Pretty exciting! Both were very cooperative, but then again, they both played it cool with their camouflage as they do, acting like they are a reed...then both snuck away, giving up thinking they were invisible, although they were pretty well invisible! Makes it even sweeter!