American Bittern

[Douglas Sherman]

This well camouflaged bird was in cattails at the Whitewater Draw Refuge near Elfrida, AZ

This one walked right up to me and dared me to see him.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Well captured and focused among all the competing straw

 

[chuckp]

Nice one Doug, they are hard to find down here in SW Fl. I had one 8 Ft away from me and I walked right by it, lucky my wife spotted it.

 

[JimFox]

Awesome work Doug! It sure can be camouflaged easily it seems. I can see how Chuck could walk right by one, I probably would too.

 

[Jim Sanderson]

Good catch. We have a few locally but they’re hard to find. These are really nice captures.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice one Doug. I like the pose in the second one.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love the dare - and of course your response with your shutter to take the bird up on it

 

[Debbie Stahre]

Nice images,. Good lighting on them!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice images,. Good lighting on them!

Thank you, Debbie.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I love the dare - and of course your response with your shutter to take the bird up on it

I was looking at other birds out in this marsh and I looked to my left and here he was almost too close to photograph with my 500 mm lens.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice one Doug. I like the pose in the second one.

Thanks, Jameel. He thinks he is part of the cattails and that I can't see him.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Good catch. We have a few locally but they’re hard to find. These are really nice captures.

Thanks, Jim. I usually hear them but can't find them.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Awesome work Doug! It sure can be camouflaged easily it seems. I can see how Chuck could walk right by one, I probably would too.

I have heard them but still can't find them, Jim.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice one Doug, they are hard to find down here in SW Fl. I had one 8 Ft away from me and I walked right by it, lucky my wife spotted it.

Thanks, Chuck. I know exactly what you mean. Least Bitterns are even harder to see.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Well captured and focused among all the competing straw

Thanks so much, Ben.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Excellent images, great detail and focus in some challenging conditions.

ML