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Classic Bittern with legs

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Posted by Colin Pickett on February 1, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Classic Bittern with legs
Thanks for the comments on my last post.
As people were surprised to see the bird’s legs in the last shot I thought I would post this one, not a clear view but shows the bird moving though the reeds by hold the reeds just above the water line and not wading as normal.
I just wondered if anyone else had seen this behavior or did it just have cold feet. :biggrin:

1/400@F5.6 ISO640 -0.7EV

Thanks again
Posted by Paul Gibbs on February 1, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Nice to see them Colin, and their camouflage. A hard species to get a clear shot of.
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 1, 2009 at 1:33 PM
I like the slight backlighting in the ruff here Colin.

What's he holding onto the reeds for with his foot - trying to stay upright after a rough night out??!!

Very enigmatic bird photographed in a most suitable manner - nice one :wavey:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 1, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Wonderful pose and backlighting!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 1, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Like it Colin-The last few times i have been there there were no Bitterns to be seen

Dave :toast:
Posted by Ray on February 1, 2009 at 8:05 PM
An excellent environmental shot, the fact that it is “climbing” thro’ the reeds unfortunately isn’t that apparent. Still a nice capture.
Posted by Richard Peters on February 2, 2009 at 12:42 AM
What this photo needs is a snake... :biggrin:

Good to see you had luck with the Bittern back in the UK too. Hope your making the most of the snow as well! Typical that I'm missing it all :rolleyes:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 2, 2009 at 3:59 AM


Very good Bittern enviro shot Colin.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on February 2, 2009 at 6:46 AM
Lovely, classic bittern shot, shows the camouflage excellently, nice eye contact too.

:toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 2, 2009 at 11:43 AM
A super image Colin, I wish I could have managed to get as close to the only one I've ever seen. This picture gets better each time I look at it.
Robert
Posted by Magnus Hird on February 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Nice shot Colin, shows why these are so difficult to spot! :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on February 2, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Nice Bittern in habitat Colin. :toast: