Bittern

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Posted by Colin Pickett on January 30, 2009 at 7:30 AM

Had a spare of the moment day off yesterday as the weather was good, I went to Lee Valley Bittern hide, it's a great place to see a Bittern but the light can be difficult when the suns out as you can be shooting into it.
Also a very popular place so the hide can be quite full at times. I got various shots of this bird in the open and in cover; he was very obliging sometimes getting to close.

1/400 sec @ F6.3 ISO 720 -0.3 EV

Thanks for looking

Posted by Tim Munsey on January 30, 2009 at 7:51 AM

Nice one Colin, unusual angle, looks like its wearing garters.

Tim

Posted by Ray on January 30, 2009 at 7:53 AM

An excellent shot/capture, no crit's.

Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 30, 2009 at 8:57 AM

Great to see all of one these - 90% more bittern visible than in any shot I've taken! Looks very imperious too!

Posted by Ben Micklem on January 30, 2009 at 10:50 AM

Wow, great! Excellent to have the legs and feet.

Posted by Mike Smith on January 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM

Nice clean shot,

Good to see the Lea Valley watchpoint is back on form again, it went very quiet in the early 2000s. Have they removed that awfull door that used to clutter up shots!

Is the winter LEO roost still active, I haven't seen one of these owls in years now

Posted by Fran French on January 30, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Yet to photograph one! A very nice capture.

Fran

Posted by PhilH on January 30, 2009 at 2:09 PM

So they do have legs and feet

, A great image....

Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 30, 2009 at 5:27 PM

a Bittern with legs! nice ...

seriously though, good shot, like the unusual pose - and nice and sharp

well captured

Colin

Posted by Major Gilbert on January 30, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Great insight into being able to see those legs. Very seldom seen by most I would think.
Good image Colin.

Major.

Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 1, 2009 at 4:58 AM

Nice shot Colin, agree with Major re the legs.

Andy...