Hiding in the reeds before marching across in front of the hide at RSPB Minsmere

Bittern, Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambridgeshire, July 2014.

Yellow Bittern @CBP

Humboldt County

American Bittern, Anhinga Trail, the Everglades

Scouting for a fish

Bittern

American Bittern / Butor d'Amérique - Moonbeam (5 May 2016)

Risaie del Vercellese - 28/04/2012

Who said Bitterns are boring, another Minsmere one outside of Island Mere hide in late March

Circle B....can't wait to get back over there.

Bittern from crake hide at watermead park, showed really well for most of the 1 1/2 hour I was there.

Its the first one I've ever seen and was spoilt by this one.

Defo in the top 5 on the hit list for this year so started well !

Few more to follow, so youmight get bored of bitterns for a bit

Family: Ardeidae.

Species: Botaurus stellaris.

Vernacular: Eurasian Bittern, Great Bittern.

Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.

21 April 2013.

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American Bittern

Circle B Bar Reserve 01/27/11

Lakeland, Florida

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Taken at Minsmere RSPB Suffolk

Hiding in the reeds. They can make the most amazing sounds. You can listen to their onk-a-chonk call here....

birds.audubon.org/birds/american-bittern

Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris, 大麻鳽, Mai Po Nature Reserve 米埔自然保護區, 21 Nov 2015 (D4s, AF-S NIKKOR 600MM F/4G ED VR)

Taken at Minsmere 13th April 2011 from the Island Mere Hide

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus -- Family: Ardeidae) Storm Treatment Area 5, south of Clewiston, Hendry Co., Florida 01/13/2007

Oso Flaco Lake, San Luis Obispo Co., CA

RSPB Minsmere 22-05-15

American Bittern. First time I have spotted one. Picture taken through window, far distance.

American Bittern at Eagle Creek 4-18-09.

Next? You can read about these bittern photos on my blog at:

natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/07/bittern-sweet.html

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Hornsea Mere

1-24-11 Everglades National Park ... Anhinga Trail ... Seems they are a little more forgiving lately, at least for the photographers!

Near to Pallikaranai - Nov 2013

Gulp. You can read about these bittern photos on my blog at:

natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/07/bittern-sweet.html

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