American Bittern

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 2012115 views10 comments

I came upon this bittern stalking mid-morning as I turned a corner in an SUV at the River"S"Unit of the Ridgefield NWR.

D3s
500mm f/4 VR-II
TC-14E II
1/1000s @ f/5.6
ISO 400
-1/3EV
58%FF

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 26, 2012 at 7:58 PM

Excellent. Alwayss a treat to find one in the pen like this. The composition works for me as posted.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 27, 2012 at 12:16 AM

Excellent indeed! Very nice capture and lovely composition. Props for seeing the bird, not always an easy task.

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 27, 2012 at 6:35 AM

Great catch, and what a great shot of the bird with its eye in good view. Boy, it sure blends in with it's bacground well.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 27, 2012 at 8:06 AM

This is really nice Charles with a wonderful comp. Ridgefield is my favorite spot for sighting bitterns and this image is well seen and captured. I will have to look for that Fox sparrow that your also spotted. Regards!

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 27, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Very, very nice Chuck.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on March 27, 2012 at 3:49 PM

Really great shot of this bittern. Love the pose, lighting, detail, and habitat. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 28, 2012 at 6:07 AM

Wonderful shot Chuck - great detail and nice muted tones

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 28, 2012 at 12:54 PM

Nice job catching this one out in the open, Charles. That pose is awesome. Very nice detail. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 28, 2012 at 2:09 PM

Sweet shot Chuck. Love the pose.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 28, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Great to get this guy out in the open Chuck, love the eye contact. It's funny I have been to Ridgefield many times and never had any luck with this species, it seems everyone else does there.

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