I had never heard of a Bittern before and was surprised when I came upon this rather strange looking animal. At first I thought it might be a green heron from my first vantage point,but pretty quickly figured out it couldn't be one,although I have heard that there are a few in my area. What struck me most about this bird was the colour of it's legs and feet. On that particular day I had decided that I would put on some waterproof footwear and try to go into an area that I had never ventured out into before because of the wet marsh-like conditions there. The Bittern was very leery of me at first and kept disappearing into bog-like habitat and tall reads. It took me about fifteen minutes of slowly inching my way up towards it before I could finally get close enough,but once I got there I was able to get off well over a dozen good shots.
5 Comments
Ron Bedsole 26 May 2018
nice captureEmily Reed 15 Apr 2008
WONDERFUL PHOTO CAPTURE!jamie winter 15 Apr 2008
excellent shot Michael. wowWarren Ballard 15 Apr 2008
Great Shot!Joanna Jungjohann 15 Apr 2008
oh how utterly beautiful. exceptional catch, Michael.