I spotted an American Bittern at the south end of Cell #1 today at the Viera Wetlands. Almost as soon as I saw it, it blended in the reeds and I could no longer see it.
Soon, the American Bittern came out in the open........
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IraRunyan Goldmember  3,703 posts Likes: 44 Joined Aug 2007 Location: Brevard County, Florida More info | Dec 01, 2011 18:18 | #1 I spotted an American Bittern at the south end of Cell #1 today at the Viera Wetlands. Almost as soon as I saw it, it blended in the reeds and I could no longer see it. 2. 3. 4. 5. Canon 7D,Canon Rebel XTi, Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM,Tamron 200-500mm
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dgraham329 Cream of the Crop 11,133 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma More info | Dec 01, 2011 18:40 | #2 great series, Ira
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kpflynn Goldmember 2,186 posts Joined May 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS More info | Dec 01, 2011 19:46 | #4 I love the first shot. What freaky feet! Nice detail. Very cool bird.
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Dec 01, 2011 21:46 | #5 Great series. These guys always try to convince you they are a stick or part of the brush when they know they've been spotted! LOL! (Usually do a good job of it, too!) My Gear: 6D, 7D, EOS-M w EF-M 22 f2 STM and EF-M 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS STM, 17-40L f4, 24-70L f2.8, 100 f2.8 non-IS macro, 70-200L f/4 IS, 400L f5.6,, Canon 1.4x II TC, Canon Speedlite 430 EX II, Better Beamer. Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod, 2 monopods, Manfrotto ballhead and pistol grip tripod heads.
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DegasGoneDigital Goldmember  2,037 posts Likes: 33 Joined Apr 2006 Location: Eastern Virginia More info | Dec 02, 2011 04:00 | #6 Great shots... -Sam.
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CDMOOSE Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 02, 2011 08:25 | #7 Great shots, Ira; these guys are tough to find. Al
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop  10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | Dec 02, 2011 09:34 | #8 Beautiful series Ira. I especially like #4, the trademark habit. Fee
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Dec 02, 2011 10:34 | #9 Good series, Ira.
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Crimzon Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 02, 2011 12:53 | #10 Great series, I too love #4 "I am a blade of grass, neener neener" My blog
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Billginthekeys Billy the kid  7,359 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Islamorada, FL More info | Dec 02, 2011 13:20 | #11 1 and 4 for me. Great stuff! Mr. the Kid.
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Dec 02, 2011 15:36 | #12 #4 is killer! i really like that shot M50 | RP | 5Dc | 7D
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IraRunyan THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,703 posts Likes: 44 Joined Aug 2007 Location: Brevard County, Florida More info | Dec 03, 2011 10:26 | #13 Thank you all for the comments. These guys are always a challenge to locate but such a pleasure to watch ounce you locate them. Canon 7D,Canon Rebel XTi, Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM,Tamron 200-500mm
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Dec 03, 2011 10:35 | #14 Nice shots Ira, there is so much foliage there now, it takes a really good eye. 5D SR- 7D Mark II
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kmunroe Cream of the Crop 12,926 posts Joined Apr 2010 Location: Nova Scotia ,canada More info | Dec 03, 2011 18:37 | #15 very nice Ira
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