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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus -- Family: Ardeidae) Along CR846, east of Immokalee, Hendry Co., Florida 03/01/2008
Digiscoped at Viera Wetlands (official name is Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera) on February 18, 2012 - the last day of a 5 day Florida birding trip.
Sorry to bore you with more Bittern photos.
It showed itself 5 times today including a flight to the next reedbed which we missed but congratulations to 'Keltic Steve' on obtaining 2 wonderful shots.
FIELD MARKS-mottled brown upperparts and brownish neck streaks.contrasting dark flight feathers are conspicuos in flight;note also that wings are longer, narrower, and more pointed, not rounded as in night- heron,-juvenile lacks neck patches. when alarmed,freezes with bill pointing up,or flushes with rapid wingbeats.
This Bittern is in an usual spot, habiting a small reed bed on the river Stour by Bournemouth city. It's a very busy part of the water way. As I took this capture a female Otter and pups were playing in the background, I have some small video clips on my photostream of the otters playing.