American Bittern

Gallery: AvianPosted September 16, 201190 views8 comments

Classic alert pose by this bittern. All of the legs/feet that were visible are showing or hidden by grass, nothing cropped.

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canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM
F/11 1/125 ISO 400
auto window beanbag rest, CS4, LR2, NID's suite

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 16, 2011 at 8:45 PM

Classic pose indeed. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 16, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Perfect for a bittern! The pose and composition and everything fits the body shape so well.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 16, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Nice one Craig, the head stands out even against the similar colored background.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 17, 2011 at 1:56 AM

Beautiful picture Craig, I love detail and elegant lines!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 17, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Excellent, Craig. Great pose and just enough detail in the background to make out the type of environment. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 18, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Great shot Craig. These guys are difficult to find so well done.
May

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on September 18, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Nice photo of this cool bird in it's natural environment.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 19, 2011 at 6:51 AM

Love the classic pose and the environment around the Bittern, nice image.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments