Swamp Rocket - American Bittern in Flight

I caught this fellow zooming over the marsh this morning during a brief break in the cloud cover. Fortunately for me, he made a loop that brought him a bit closer to me than he otherwise would have been.

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ed57gmc wrote in post #17105707
Nice capture of a very shy bird.

Wallace River wrote in post #17105720
Wonderful shots Al. The second one looks like he's jet-powered .

CamFan01 wrote in post #17105768
Excellent IFs of this oft-overlooked Bittern Al!
Your 1st image is wonderful with the display of the underwing details, and I'd agree with Ian that he looks like he's jetting off to somewhere in your 2nd image. Maybe he caught a glimpse of you

Red Dexs wrote in post #17106833
Well captured Al.

Thanks guys; I appreciate it. And, Rog, I get it.
Al

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akhan wrote in post #17107112
Beautiful shots

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17107151
Wow those are just perfect in flight shots! Really awesome captures!

2n10 wrote in post #17107583
Great shots Al.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #17107746
Beautiful shots Allan, the light was with you on this one.

dasher108 wrote in post #17107777
Wow those are very cool images

Grizz wrote in post #17109008
Nice shots Al! Never seen a BIF shot either.

Thank you folks very kindly. It certainly is true that one seldom sees these guys in flight. Or at all for that matter!
Al

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