Bittern

Took many 100s of photos but this is one of the fewwhere the bird is not hidden by reeds. C&C welcome

Super shot of a super shy one. Never easy with these guys, you did well

Wow, that is close. Great shot. Well done.

Very nice portrait, nc.

Fantastic shot.

How you got this close is beyond me. Great shot.

Awesome close up.

Amazing, I've never been close enough to get a photo worth posting! This is right up it's nose!

CaptBob wrote in post #17869937
Super shot of a super shy one. Never easy with these guys, you did well

Mag-1981 wrote in post #17870022
Wow, that is close. Great shot. Well done.

Ishrani wrote in post #17872588
Very nice portrait, nc.

kd_reno wrote in post #17873043
Fantastic shot.

Steelydan wrote in post #17873806
How you got this close is beyond me. Great shot.

2n10 wrote in post #17873830
Awesome close up.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17873834
Amazing, I've never been close enough to get a photo worth posting! This is right up it's nose!

Thank you- this was taken from a hide (blind) at Slimbridge in the UK - a most obliging bird but as I mentioned 1 out of several 100!!

Again, thank you for the comments

john

Nice headshot.

Good shot.. That's one of my favorite marsh birds.

Usually when they see you, they freeze and point their beaks in the air causing the stripes on their necks to blend in with the reeds. If you get closer, they fly away.

Super