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Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 201384 views12 comments

An American Bittern works his way through the grasses and waters edge at Ridgefield NWF.
I spent a few hours at the refuge last saturday and was surprised to spot 3 bitterns all looking for a meal.

Larger version available, "Thanks for stopping"

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L
F/6.7 1/500 ISO 200
beanbag lens rest on auto window

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 12, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Very sharp with great exposure and clarity, like this habitat a lot too Craig.
Natural looking colors, nicely composed.
Really nice look at this bird!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 12, 2013 at 4:32 PM

A wonderful image of this great bird Craig. I love the in habitat look. Very nice details in the larger image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 12, 2013 at 4:39 PM

Wonderful species ! Well framed in it's environment. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 12, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Excellent pose and detail. I like the way the grasses frame the bird, yet the bird is almost entirely in the clear. Good work!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 12, 2013 at 9:06 PM

Great look at a subject that's really tough to get in the open! Well done! Sharon

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 12, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Good job as this bird is hard to get a shot as he blends into the surroundings -- very nice look and feather detail is very good

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 12, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Sweet image, Craig. Wonderful to get one of these in the open.

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Comment posted by Danny on March 13, 2013 at 5:53 AM

Love the natural setting, really suits this and great eye contact. An excellent shot and view.

Danny.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 13, 2013 at 12:12 PM

An intimate view of this usually secretive species.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on March 13, 2013 at 1:05 PM

Although the colours are subtle they are beautifully exposed and the image is wonderfully sharp.
The odd bit of green in the background adds a welcome bit of brighter colour that contrasts well with the bittern. Nice one Craig.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 13, 2013 at 5:45 PM

Not an easy bird to find or photograph, nice job in getting this, the larger image looks great.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 17, 2013 at 10:03 PM

Very cool habitat capture-good detail, pose, and comp. These guys are not easily seen-nice that you found him and captured such a clean shot.

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